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PublisherSpringer International Publishing A&G
ISBN-103319393111
ISBN-139783319393117
eBay Product ID (ePID)234797030
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Book TitleEncyclopedia of Geochemistry : a Comprehensive Reference Source on the Chemistry Of the Earth
Number of PagesXxxiii, 1557 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicChemistry / Environmental (See Also Environmental Science), Earth Sciences / General, Chemistry / General
Publication Year2018
IllustratorYes
GenreScience
AuthorWilliam M. White
Book SeriesEncyclopedia of Earth Sciences Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight183.6 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.3 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsThis book was awarded the best Multivolume Reference in Science PROSE Award in 2019 by The Association of American Publishers (AAP).
Number of Volumes2 vols.
Table Of ContentAb Initio Calculations.- Acid-Base Reactions.- Activation Energy, Activation Enthalpy, Activation Volume.- Activity and Activity Coefficients.- Analytical Techniques.- Antimony.- Aqueous Solutions.- Arsenic.- Atomic Absorption Spectrometry.- Banded Iron Formations (BIFs).- Cadmium.- Chelation.- Chemical Bonds.- Chromium.- Clay Membranes.- Clay Minerals.- Colloids.- Complexes .- Critical Points.- Debye-Hückel Equation.- Density Functional Theory.- Diagenesis.- Differential Thermal Analysis and Scanning Calorimetry.- etc.
SynopsisThe Encyclopedia is a complete and authoritative reference work for this rapidly evolving field. Over 300 international scientists, each experts in their specialties, have written over 330 separate topics on different aspects of geochemistry including geochemical thermodynamics and kinetics, isotope and organic geochemistry, meteorites and cosmochemistry, the carbon cycle and climate, trace elements, geochemistry of high and low temperature processes, and ore deposition, to name just a few. The geochemical behavior of the elements is described as is the state of the art in analytical geochemistry. Each topic incorporates cross-referencing to related articles, and also has its own reference list to lead the reader to the essential articles within the published literature. The entries are arranged alphabetically, for easy access, and the subject and author indices are comprehensive and extensive. Geochemistry applies chemical techniques and approaches to understanding the Earth and how it works. It touches upon almost every aspect of earth science, ranging from applied topics such as the search for energy and mineral resources, environmental pollution, and climate change to more basic questions such as the Earth's origin and composition, the origin and evolution of life, rock weathering and metamorphism, and the pattern of ocean and mantle circulation. Geochemistry allows us to assign absolute ages to events in Earth's history, to trace the flow of ocean water both now and in the past, trace sediments into subduction zones and arc volcanoes, and trace petroleum to its source rock and ultimately the environment in which it formed. The earliest of evidence of life is provided by chemical and isotopic traces, not fossils, preserved in rocks. Geochemistry has allowed us to unravel the history of the ice ages and thereby deduce their cause. Geochemistry allows us to determine the swings in Earth's surface temperatures during the ice ages, determine the temperatures and pressures at which rocks have been metamorphosed, and the rates at which ancient magma chambers cooled and crystallized. The field has grown rapidly more sophisticated, in both analytical techniques that can determine elemental concentrations or isotope ratios with exquisite precision and in computational modeling on scales ranging from atomic to planetary.
LC Classification NumberQE514-516.5
