Surface and Ground Water, Weathering, and Soils, Volume 5: Treatise on Geochemistry, Volume 5 (Treatise on Geochemisty)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 644 pages
• Published by: Elsevier Science December 3, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0080447198
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0080447193
• Book Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 3.5 pounds

Book Description
High-quality reviews on the current status of aquatic and soil geochemistry

Product Description
Volume 5 has several objectives. The first is to present an overview of the composition of surface and ground waters on the continents and the mechanisms that control the compositions. The second is to present summaries of the tools and methodologies used in modern studies of the geochemistry of surface and ground waters. The third is to present information on the role of weathering and soil formation in geochemical cycles: weathering affects the chemistry of the atmosphere through uptake of carbon dioxide and oxygen, and paleosols (preserved soils in the rock record) provide information on the composition of the atmosphere in the geological past.



Reprinted individual volume from the acclaimed Treatise on Geochemistry (10 Volume Set, ISBN 0-08-043751-6, published in 2003)

* Present an overview of the composition of surface and ground waters on the continents and the mechanisms that control the compositions
* Provides summaries of the tools and methodologies used in modern studies of the geochemistry of surface and ground waters
* Features information on the role of weathering and soil formation in geochemical cycles
* Contains information on the composition of the atmosphere in the geological past.
* Reprinted individual volume from the acclaimed Treatise on Geochemistry, ten volume ser

Reader Reviews
This volume of the Treatise on Geochemistry is highly specialized in surface and groundwater. Some of the papers published here are very interesting in order to understand, for example, the appearance of trace elements in river waters or even weathering at low temperatures (which is the range of temperatures that a river have). Sometimes becomes very technical and is needed a high base on geochemistry, but most of the time is a very understandable book full of references that can be checked on-line. I recommend this book for graduate students that will like to pursue high studies on earth and planetary sciences. Comment | | (Report this)