GS 685: Aqueous Environmental Geochemistry

Syllabus​

Equilibrium thermodynamics; activity coefficients of dissolved species. Metal ions in aqueous solutions. Carbonate chemistry and pH control, clay minerals and ion exchange; adsorption-desorption reactions, stability relationships and silicate equilibria; mineral stability diagrams, chemical weathering and water chemistry.
Redox equilibria. Rates of geochemical reactions. Water pollution. 

Texts/References

  • Langmuir, D. Aqueous Environmental Geochemistry, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1997
  • Drever, J.I. The Geochemistry of Natural Waters, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1997
  • Appelo, C.A., and Postma, D. Geochemistry, Groundwater and Pollution, A A Balkema, Rotterdam, 1996
  • Stumm, W., and Morgan, J.J. Aquatic Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996