For college students with a basic knowledge of chemistry, Connell (environmental chemistry, Griffith U., Australia) provides a textbook on the properties of environmental chemicals, basic principles, contaminants, processes, and management of hazardous materials. He explains bonds and molecules, environmental transformation and degradation, toxicology, and the following contaminants: petroleum hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls and dioxins, synthetic polymers, pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, soaps and detergents. Subsequent chapters cover atmospheric chemistry and pollution, water and soil pollution, and genotoxicity. The new edition is updated to reflect recent developments in the field, has a new chapter on metals, sections on radionuclides and acid drainage water, and more on photochemical smog and the Greenhouse Effect. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)