Principles and Applications of Geochemistry 2nd Edition, by Gunter Faure shows how to use chemical principles in solving geological problems. This book emphasizes a quantitative approach to problem solving and demonstrates how chemical principles control geologic processes in atomic and large-scale environments.
The book starts with basic principles and emphasizes quantitative methods of problem-solving. It uses the principles of isotope geology to enhance the understanding of appropriate geochemical subject areas. The book also examines the geochemical processes that affect the chemical composition of surface water and that determine its quality for human consumption. It is aimed for anyone interested in Geochemistry or Geology.
Discussion includes the formation of the earth from the big bang through stellar evolution, nucleosynthesis, and the solar system; principles of inorganic chemistry; and aqueous and isotope geochemistry and their applications, salts and their ions, thermodynamics, oxidation-reduction reactions, isotopic geochronometers, isotope fractionation, chemical weathering, chemistry of the atmosphere, disposal of radioactive waste, and the effect of environmental lead on human health.
This text also features a new chapter on the chemistry of the atmosphere to describe the basic facts about the structure and chemical composition of the atmosphere. It explains the formation of ozone in the stratosphere and its destruction by anthropogenic emissions of Cl-bearing gases, especially over Antarctica. Author considers the radiation balance of the Earth and the perturbation of this balance by emissions of gases that enhance the absorption of infrared radiation in the atmosphere.
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