Principles of Environmental Geochemistry / Edition 1

by Nelson Eby

Overview

The basic philosophy of PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY is to present chemical principles that are essential for understanding environmental problems and then show how these principles can be applied to real-world problems. The latter goal is achieved by including a number of case studies in each chapter. The book is process oriented, emphasizing the tools needed to understand environmental problems, and is not a recitation of environmental problems and issues. Chemistry topics are developed from first principles and the focus is on those principles that are most useful in the environmental field. This text is more accessible than the larger, higher-level environmental geochemistry books on the market that assume familiarity with chemical and quantitative background material. The topical coverage is broad, including extensive material on the isotopic and mineralogical aspects of environmental issues and a significant chapter on the atmosphere. Case studies are integrated throughout to show the application of the various principles to real-world problems, and many of the very extensive set of end-of-chapter problems encourage students to become familiar with the scientific literature on this subject.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780122290619
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	03/05/2003
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	528
Product dimensions:	8.64(w) x 11.36(h) x 0.95(d)

About the Author

Nelson Eby is Professor of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts—Lowell, where he teaches earth and environmental systems, environmental geochemistry, igneous and metamorphic petrology, structural geology, sedimentation and stratigraphy, advanced geochemistry, applied geophysics, and marine geology. He has published over 70 papers dealing with geochemistry and igneous petrology and his current research encompasses geological problems on four continents. He is a past associate editor of the Canadian Mineralogist and the Journal of African Earth Sciences.

Table of Contents

1. Basic Principles. 2. Equilibrium Thermodynamics and Kinetics. 3. Acid-Base Equilibria. 4. Oxidation-Reduction Reactions. 5. Carbon Chemistry. 6. Isotopics. 7. Environmental Mineralogy. 8. The Atmospheric Environment. 9. The Continental Environment. 10. The Marine Environment. References. Appendix I: Electronic Structure and Valences of the Elements. Appendix II: Standard State Thermodynamic Date. Appendix III: Ionic Radii in A for Different Charges and Coordination Numbers. Appendix IV: Piper Diagram for Water Chemistry Problems. Answers to Selected Problems. Index. Credits.

Editorial Reviews

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