Environmental Applications of Geochemical Modeling
Environmental Applications of Geochemical Modeling
$110.00
USDThis book discusses the application of geochemical models to environmental practice and studies, through the use of numerous case studies of real-world environmental problems, such as acid mine drainage, pit lake chemistry, nuclear waste disposal, and landfill leachates. In each example the authors clearly define the environmental threat in question; explain how geochemical modeling may help solve the problem posed; and advise the reader how to prepare input files for geochemical modeling codes and interpret the results in terms of meeting regulatory requirements.
- Encompasses a wide variety of environmental problems and case studies
- Covers all the widely used geochemical computer codes
- Supported by input files on the Internet
Reviews & endorsements
"...an excellent text for an introduction to fundamental principles and practical techniques of geochemical modeling as applied to problems in environmental contamination." Ground Water
"...well written, easy to read, and well illustrated. The authors are to be commended for their honest evaluation of modeling and their challenge to increase their use and enhance the realism of modeling in natural settings." Journal of the American Water Resources Association
Product details
May 2002Paperback
9780521005777
300 pages
246 × 174 × 26 mm
0.6kg
70 b/w illus. 58 tables
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Model concepts
- 3. Thermodynamic background
- 4. Computer programs for geochemical modeling
- 5. Preparation and construction of a geochemical model
- 6. Speciation and solubility modeling
- 7. Modeling surface complexation
- 8. Reaction path modeling
- 9. Inverse mass balance modeling
- 10. Coupled reactive transport models
- 11. Kinetics modeling
- Appendix. Modifying a database
- References.
