Environmental Chemistry is a relatively young science. Interest in this subject,
however, is growing very rapidly and, although no agreement has been
reached as yet about the exact content and limits of this interdisciplinary
discipline, there appears to be increasing interest in seeing environmental
topics which are based on chemistry embodied in this subject. One of the first
objectives of Environmental Chemistry must be the study of the environment
and of natural chemical processes which occur in the environment. A major
purpose of this series on Environmental Chemistry, therefore, is to present a
reasonably uniform view of various aspects of the chemistry of the environ￾ment and chemical reactions occurring in the environment.