374 Green Chemistry, 2nd ed
Particulates 206
Passive stability in nuclear
reactors 157
PCBs (polychlorinated
biphenyls) 121, 183
Percent yield 98
Periodic table 27, 36
Periodic table, abbreviated
20-element 49
Peripheral neuropathy 232
Permafrost 256
Peroxyacetyl nitrate
(PAN) 218
Pesticides 179
in water 179
PETN 330
pH 169
Phanerochaete chryso-
sporium 243
Phase I reaction of
toxicants 334
Phase II reaction of
toxicants 334
Phenol 116, 244
Phenol metabolic product
334
Phenolic compound 118
Pheromones 232
Phosphorus 45
Photochemical reactions
139, 200, 217
Photochemical smog,
harmful effects 217
Photons 138
Photosynthesis 225, 228
Photovoltaic cells 151
Phthalate plasticizers 125
p-hydroxybenzoic acid
320
Physical chemistry 2
Phytotoxicity 211
Picometer 29
Pipet 99Plague (bubonic) 341
Planck’s constant 138
Plant nutrients 265
Plantae 226
Plasma membranes 228
Plasticizers 124
Polar compounds 69
Polar covalent bonds 69
Pollution Prevention Act 9
Polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs) 121, 183
Polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs)
115
Polymerization reactions
114
Polymers 114
Polymers, addition 123
Polymers, biosynthesis
319
Polymers, condensation
123
Polypropylene 125
Polyvinylchloride 125
Poplars, hybrid 360
Population 225
Potassium 48
Potential energy 140
Precipitate 90
Precipitation reactions in
water 90, 167
Producers in water 166
Product stewardship 285
Productivity in life
systems 235
Products (chemical
reaction) 21, 81
Prokaryotic cells 227
Promoter in recombinant
DNA 241
Propyl acetate 119
Propyl alcohol 119
Protein feedstocks 308Proteins 128
structural 129
contractile 129
fibrous 129
globular 129
nutrient 129
regulatory 129
Protists 226
Proton 18, 27
Pure substance 22
Putrescine 120
Pyrethrins 182
Pyrethroids 182Q
Quanta 138
Quantum theory 138R
Radiant energy 138
Radioactive substances in
water 184
Radionuclides 184
Radium 185
Radon 206
Rate of reaction 88
RDX (explosive) 330
Reactants (chemical
reaction) 21, 81
Reactive substances 295
Reagents 297
Receptor of toxicants 334
Receptor proteins 232
Recombinant DNA 272
Recyclable commodities
286
Recycling materials 289
Recycling water 188
Recycling, level 283
Redox reaction 90
Reducing agent 91
Reduction 298