Groundwater geochemistry is an interdisciplinary science concerned with the chemistry in the subsurface environment. The chemical composition of groundwater is the combined result of the quality of water that enters the groundwater reservoir and reactions with minerals and organic matter of the aquifer matrix may modify the water quality. Apart from natural processes as controlling factors on the groundwater quality, in recent years the effect of pollution, such as nitrate from fertilizers and acid rain, also influences the groundwater chemistry. Due to the long residence time of groundwater in the invisible subsurface environment, the effect of pollution may first become apparent tens to hundreds of years afterwards. A proper understanding of the processes occurring in aquifers is required in order to predict what the effect of present day human activities will be on that scale. This book presents a comprehensive and quantitative approach to the study of groundwater quality. Practical examples of application are presented throughout the text.
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"An extremely handy reference book ...a source of inspiration for the study, simulation and prediction of groundwater quality..."
P. Stuyfzand and B van Breukelen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
"Highly informative and comprehensive. It is detailed, but easy to read. The authors provide wide ranging examples of environmental case studies and demonstrate their broad knowledge of the field. I highly recommend this book as the primary textbook for groundwater geochemistry classes and as at least a supplemental text for general environmental geochemistry courses..."
Sabine Goldberg, USDA-ARS in Vadose Zone Journal, published on line 8 March 2006.
"..A realistically priced title for students and graduates wanting to extend their knowledge of groundwater chemistry and soil-water-chemistry. There are practical examples and models illustrated to ensure a better understanding of the application of theory to real life situations..."
Australian Water Association Journal
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Dr Tony Appelo is a consultant based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Dr Dieke Postma teaches at the Danish Technical University in Lyngby, Denmark.
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This is a great book for students and professionals alike. Starts with the very basics of water chemistry and covers almost everything that one could think of. What sets this book apart from other chemical hydrogeology books is the extensive integration of PHREQC and the many links to free useful applications and graphing tools. I highly recommend this book.
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The second edition of Appelo's textbook / reference volume is among the best written and enjoyable books available on groundwater. The figures are original, clear, and appropriate, and the text follows an intellectually solid, but very readable format. Definitely a requisite book for the student and professional.
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Groundwater geochemistry is the science that explores the processes controlling the chemical composition of groundwater, the groundwater quality. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
salinity jump, acidification front, open system dissolution, redox diagrams, flushing factor, calcite rate, system calcite dissolution, redox zoning, closed system dissolution, groundwater acidification, equilibrium with calcite, exchanger composition, retardation equation, immobile zone, chromatographic sequence, recycled precipitation, carbonate speciation, save moles, tritium peak, water filled porosity, pristine sediment, mass action constants, speciation factor, double layer equation, hydraulic conductivity variations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Soil Sci, Van Riemsdijk, Van Genuchten, Sierra Nevada, Env Sci, United States, Oxford Univ, Englewood Cliffs, Soil Poll, Van Beek, Van Cappellen, Academic Press, Free University, Elbe River, Cambridge Univ, Earth Planet, Earth Sci, East Midlands Triassic, Princeton Univ, Soil Salinity Lab, Van Veldhuizen, Boca Raton, British Geological Survey, Den Haag New!
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- Aquatic Chemistry: Chemical Equilibria and Rates in Natural Waters by Werner Stumm on page 174
- Physical Chemistry by Peter; De Paula, Julio Atkins on page 370
- Physical Chemistry by Gordon M. Barrow on page 370
- Physical Chemistry by Peter Atkins on page 370
- Introduction To Geochemistry - 3rd Edition by Konrad B. Krauskopf on page 483
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