Environmental Isotopes in Hydrogeology / Edition 1

by Ian D. Clark, Peter Fritz

Overview

Groundwater is an increasingly important resource to human populations around the world, and the study and protection of groundwater is an essential part of hydrogeology - the subset of hydrology that concentrates on the subsurface. Environmental isotopes, naturally occurring nuclides in water and solutes, have become fundamental tools for tracing the recharge, history, and contamination of groundwater.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781566702492
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/23/1997
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	342
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ian D. Clark, Peter Fritz

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISOTOPES, CHAPTER 2: TRACING THE HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE, CHAPTER 3: PRECIPITATION, CHAPTER 4: GROUNDWATER, CHAPTER 5: TRACING THE CARBON CYCLE, CHAPTER 6: GROUNDWATER QUALITY, CHAPTER 7: IDENTIFYING AND DATING MODERN GROUNDWATERS, CHAPTER 8: AGE DATING OLD GROUNDWATERS, CHAPTER 9: WATER - ROCK INTERACTION, CHAPTER 10: FIELD METHODS FOR SAMPLING, REFERENCES, SUBJECT INDEX

Editorial Reviews

"...easily the best and most up-to-date book this reviewer has read on the subject... The first chapter provides an excellent introduction, while the final chapter offers a good practical discussion often missing in other books of a similar nature... Given the reasonable price for this book, the quality and quantity of information contained, and its timeliness, it is highly recommended."
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From the Publisher

Presents essential material on environmental isotopes in hydrogeology in plain language for nonspecialists. Explains the theoretical basis of methods for measuring naturally occurring nuclides in water, demonstrates how to apply them, and illustrates material with case studies and problems. Coverage includes tracing the hydrogeological and carbon cycles, groundwater quality, dating groundwaters, water- rock interaction, and methods for field sampling. Includes compilation tables of equilibrium isotope fractionation factors. A Web site offers problem solutions and other supporting material. For advanced undergraduate and graduate students with previous experience in aqueous geochemistry, as well as professionals in environmental engineering, hydrogeology, and nuclear science. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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