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Geochemical and Hydrologic Processes and Their Protection is the result of that prestigious conference. Drawing on contributions from nationally recognized scientists and experts from industry and government, this collection of papers will help to redirect long-term environmental research and development. The book addresses four topic areas: surface and groundwater processes and pollution; land/soil processes and pollution; atmospheric/oceanic processes and pollution; and multimedia toxic substance/hazardous waste research. ... Read more

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Managing Water Well Deterioration fills a need within the literature for an academically based informative text that incorporates practical advice. The focus on a problem-orientated approach to diagnosing well deterioration makes the book a useful practical handbook. It integrates concepts from hydrogeology, hydrochemistry and microbiology to give a thorough understanding water well deterioration processes. Scenarios have been developed to illustrate common causes of water well fouling. A feature of the book is the treatment of both corrosion and fouling issues in depth. Case studies selected from around the world are used to illustrate approaches to the diagnosis and remediation of well deterioration. These scientifically orientated perspectives on water well deterioration are embedded within a management framework to provide a comprehensive approach to dealing with water well deterioration. ... Read more

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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the chemistry of geothermal water and gas discharges, including the application of isotope studies, and assumes no prior knowledge of geothermal fluid chemistry. The critical interpretation of discharge chemistry in terms of resource evaluation and the development of hydrological models are emphasized. The text is divided into two parts: following an introduction to the genesis of geothermal fluids, the first part deals with water, gas and isotope chemistry. The chemical behaviour of common constituents and the interpretation of the chemical signature of the fluids are discussed, with stress placed on the evaluation of reservoir conditions and subsurface flow regimes. The second part describes techniques in geochemical exploration for geothermal resources. Individual chapters deal with the planning, execution and critical evaluation of water, gas and soil surveys. Analytical methods, units and data presentation techniques are also covered in this section. Both students and experienced geothermal scientists will find this book of value both as an introductory text to the application of geothermal chemistry, and as a reference handbook to geochemical techniques. Part Two will also be of interest to exploration and environmental geochemists in general, as the survey techniques detailed have applications beyond geothermal resource evaluation ... Read more

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This book presents a summary and synthesis of two decades of research on biogeochemical cycling and related processes in Walker Branch Watershed, a mixed deciduous watershed near Oak Ridge, Tennessee, which is one of only a few long-term, intensive ecosystem studies in the United States aimed at the quantification of land-water interactions in a forested landscape. In addition to a comprehensive site description, the book pulls together for the first time results from this study in the areas of forest meteorology, atmospheric deposition, hydrology, carbon dynamics and productivity, terrestrial nutrient cycling, stream chemistry and ecology, and mathematical modeling. The data sets obtained allow extrapolation to eastern deciduous forests in general and provide scientists and environmental managers with baselines against which future changes in forest ecosystem composition and behavior may be assessed. Researchers and professionals in environmental sciences will be interested in how these results compare and contrast with those of other major watershed studies. Students will especially appreciate the text as a well-rounded case study of watershed scale analysis. ... Read more

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Iron Oxides play an important role in numerous disciplines. Since the publication of the first edition, there has been a surge of interest in synthetic fine to ultrafine iron oxides in a wide range of scientific and technological disciplines, especially in mineralogy, geosciences and environmental science and in various branches of technology. As before, the main aim of the second edition is to present reliable, well-tested, up-to-date methods of synthesizing pure iron oxides. The section on monodispersed particles, presently of great interest to industry, has been expanded. Furthermore the methods of characterization have been focused on their relevance to iron oxides. The well tried syntheses have been retained and some new ones have been incorporated. ... Read more

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Since 1980 a considerable amount of scientific research dealing with geochemical processes in marine sediments has been carried out. This textbook summarizes the state of the art in this field of research. The topics comprise the sedimentological examination of the solid phase, physical properties of the sedimentary solid phase, pore water and pore water constituents, organic matter as the driving force of most microbiological processes, biotic and abiotic redox reactions, carbonates and stable isotopes as proxies for paleoclimate reconstruction, metal enrichments in ferromanganese nodules and crusts as well as in hot vents and cold seeps on the seafloor. The current model conceptions lead to the development of different types of computer models. This allows one to balance the global mass exchanges between oceans and sediments. ... Read more

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Strange Search
I was looking for a knitting book by Horst Schulz, and came up with this listing of marine geochemistry. I find it interesting that the others shopping for Horst Schultz also appear to be knitters. ... Read more

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The book on deposition, diagenesis, and weathering of organic matter-rich sediments is a summary of seven years of research work of the author at the Institute of Petroleum and Organic Geochemistry in Jlich. It contains a comparision of various depositional environments (lakes, deltas, seas) with respect to organic matter characteristics, a special chapter on the deposition of the Posidonia shale, a summary of organic matter maturation and related petroleum generation, and a chapter on the use of maturation parameters as calibration tools for numerical modelling of temperature histories of sedimentary basins. Also, microscopic effects of petroleum generation and oil to gas cracking are treated. The final chapters deal with coals as source rocks for oil and gas and with the effects of weathering on sediments which are rich in organic matter. ... Read more

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This book provides an overview of an extremely active field of research. From the weathering of surface outcrops to the development of secondary porosity in sedimentary rocks, organic acids have a profound effect on geologic processes. The contributing authors provide both a historical perspective for this important research topic, and discuss in detail the specific role that organic acids play in a variety of geologic environments. ... Read more

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provides an extraordinary case study of a classic marine petroleum system in the prolific oil basins of California. Based on results from the Cooperative Monterey Organic Geochemistry Study (CMOGS), the volume examines paleoenvironmental conditions, organic-matter deposition, source-rock characteristics, thermal maturation, and oil generation in the Monterey Formation, with particular focus on the Santa Maria and Santa Barbara­Ventura Basins. Spanning perspectives from regional geologic to molecular levels, the contributors present an unusually broad range of scientific approaches, analytical techniques, and interpretative parameters with an emphasis on organic geochemistry and its relation to geology. Organic geochemical techniques range from elemental analysis and Rock-Eval pyrolysis to state-of-the-art biomarker analysis including concentration profiles, paleoenvironmental and maturation parameters, desulfurization of macromolecular organic material, and compound-specific isotope measurements. The volume also presents an interlaboratory comparison and statistical evaluation of source-rock and crude oil organic geochemical data from more than 30 laboratories worldwide. ... Read more

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The Biography of a Rock Formation
Even though I've been years out of grad school and spend most of my geoexperience teaching earth science to 9th graders, I had to get this book, knowing that a lot of it would be over the top of my rusty geobrain. I live in SoCal and have experience with the Monterey Formation and other time contemporaneous formations. This book is nothing less than the biography of a rock formation and the most thorough book I've seen written about one rock formation. This book is not for the casual browser. If you haven't had at least Geo 101, stay away. My main complaint is with the price. I know this book has a limited audience and the company is probably charging what the market will bear, but how about a bigger break on the paperback edition. With lower prices on the paperbacks, maybe textbooks and technical books would have a wider audience. ... Read more