Hydrogeochemistry Fundamentals and Advances, Environmental Analysis of Groundwater

Water is the Earth's most precious resource. Until recent years, water was often overlooked as being overly abundant or available, but much has changed all over the world. As climate change, human encroachment on environmental areas, and deforestation become greater dangers, the study of groundwater has become more important than ever and is growing as one of the most important areas of science for the future of life on Earth.

This three-volume set is the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of hydrogeochemistry that is available. The first volume lays the foundation of the composition, chemistry, and testing of groundwater, while volume two covers practical applications such as mass transfer and transport. Volume three, which completes the set, is an advanced study of the environmental analysis of groundwater and its implications for the future.

This third volume focuses more deeply on the analysis of groundwater and the practical applications of these analyses, which are valuable to engineers and scientists in environmental science, groundwater remediation, petroleum engineering, geology, and hydrology. Whether as a textbook or a reference work, this volume is a must-have for any library on hydrogeochemistry.

Introduction: Formation of Ground Water Composition xi

1 Hydrosphere 1

2 Atmospheric Water 9

3 The Oceanic Crust 23

3.1 The Ocean Waters 24

3.2 The Oceanic Crust Water 43

4 The Continental Crust 87

4.1 Surface Water of Continents 88

4.2 Subsurfase Water of Continents 292

Symbols 425

References 429

Index 475

Viatcheslav V. Tikhomirov, PhD, is a professor, engineer, and researcher in the science of groundwater and its practical applications. An associate professor in the Department of Hydrology at the St. Petersburg State University in Russia, he has taught hydrogeochemistry for many years and has over 150 publications to his credit.

This three-volume set, finishing with this third volume on the environmental analysis of ground water, is the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment available on hydrogeochemistry, one of the most important earth sciences in industry and environmental science.

Water is the Earth's most precious resource. Until recent years, water was often overlooked as being overly abundant or available, but much has changed all over the world. As climate change, human encroachment on environmental areas, and deforestation become greater dangers, the study of ground water has become more important than ever and is growing as one of the most important areas of science for the future of life on Earth.

This three-volume set is the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of hydrogeochemistry that is available. The first volume lays the foundation of the composition, chemistry, and testing of ground water, while volume two covers practical applications such as mass transfer and transport. Volume three, which completes the set, is an advanced study of the environmental analysis of ground water and its implications for the future.

This third volume focuses more deeply on the analysis of ground water and the practical applications of these analyses, which are valuable to engineers and scientists in environmental science, ground water remediation, petroleum engineering, geology, and hydrology. Whether as a textbook or a reference work, this volume is a must-have for any library on hydrogeochemistry.

Hydrogeochemistry Fundamentals and Advances Volume 3: Environmental Analysis of Ground Water:

• Focuses on the environmental analysis of ground water, one of the most important issues facing the world today
• Describes practical applications of chemical ground water analysis and how these applications can help scientists and engineers working with ground water
• Covers all of the latest innovations and advances in the technology
• Is valuable as both a textbook and as a reference work and its uses are applicable in many other areas, such as geology, hydrology, and petroleum engineering

Audience:

Hydrologists, chemists, petroleum engineers, environmental engineers, geochemical engineers, geophysicists, geologists, reservoir engineers, and scientists in other industries, such as petroleum, pharmaceutical, paper, and many others