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Table of contents (40 chapters)
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Front Matter
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General introduction and overview articles
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Characterization of organohalogens of natural origin
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Natural production of organohalogens normally considered to be of anthropogenic origin
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Mechanisms for the incorporation of halogens into organic substances
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About this book
Those in favour argue that certain chlorinated compounds (PCBs, DDT, CFCs, etc.) have large negative environmental effects. The use of chlorine in disinfectants leads to the production of chloroform, while bulk products (PVC) contribute to the production of chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans when they are burned.
Those against argue that chlorine and many chlorinated compounds are essential in the control of human health (the prevention of disease transmitted through drinking water that has not been disinfected), and that chlorinated compounds are indispensable intermediates in many production processes, representing a vast economic value.
But such discussions often ignore the fact that Nature contributes significantly to the production of chlorinated organic compounds. More than 1000 such compounds are known, and their contribution to the biogeochemical cycling of chlorine is underestimated. Chlorine is organically bound in large quantities to humic materials, and natural production mechanisms are known for low molecular weight compounds (methyl chloride, chloroform, chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans). The role of these compounds in the environment is largely unknown.
Naturally-Produced Organohalogens gives a complete overview of the present state of knowledge on the subject, giving a much needed balance to the argument sketched out above.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Naturally-Produced Organohalogens
Editors: Anders Grimvall, Ed W. B. Leer
Series Title: Environment & Chemistry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0061-8
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1995
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3435-4Published: 31 May 1995
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-4032-7Published: 05 November 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-0061-8Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 1383-8598
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 437
Topics: Physical Chemistry, Ecotoxicology