Assuming only a basic chemical knowledge this textbook carefully introduces basic concepts of environmental chemistry and places it in an applied and practical setting. It then moves on to cover specific topics, each chapter dealing first with theory and then providing a selection of experiments. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to environmental chemistry covering all the key areas; has balanced coverage of both theoretical and experimental aspects; assumes only a basic knowledge of chemistry, more advanced concepts are carefully introduced as needed; and each chapter is logically structured, covering theory first, followed by laboratory experiments and then student problems.