Water Quality Data Analysis and Interpretation

About this book

Bridges the gap between standard geochemistry books and the present job requirements of hydrogeologists in their evaluation of various water-pollution scenarios.

Contents

IntroductionGeochemical SpheresIndustrial Raw MaterialsIndustrial ProductionGeochemical InvestigationsPresentation of Material in this BookReview of Basic Chemistry and GeologyIntroduction to Atomic StructureOxidation NumbersConcentration UnitsRocks and MineralsRock-Water InteractionsExercisesMajor Inorganic Constituents of WaterIntroductionWeatheringBalancing Weathering EquationsIntroduction to Water QualityExercisesWater Quality InterpretationIntroductionSamplingLaboratory Sample AnalysisAnalysis ReliabilityInterpretation of Water Quality DataGraphical MethodsGroundwater ReactionsMass-Balance ModelingBrine ContaminationGeochemical Equilibrium ModelingIntroductionChemical ThermodynamicsEquilibrium Constant (K)Activity (a)SpeciationMineral Saturation Index (SI)Reduction/Oxidation (Redox) ReactionsExercisesGeochemical EnvironmentsIntroductionFactors Influencing the Mobility of Trace ElementsExercisesOrganic Chemistry NomenclatureIntroductionBonding of Organic CompoundsNaming Organic CompoundsHydrocarbonsHalogenated Organic CompoundsOxygen Functional GroupsOrganic Nitrogen CompoundsOrganic Compounds Containing SulfurOrganic Phosphorus CompoundsComplex NomenclatureExercisesEcosystem Partitioning and Solute TransportIntroductionEcosystem PartitioningGroundwater Flow ModelsPollutant DegradationSummaryExercisesComputer ProgramsIntroductionMFLASHOFCARDWATEVALWATEQ4FECOPLUS

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