Aqueous Environmental Geochemistry | 
 enlarge | Author: Donald Langmuir
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 245150
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 600
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.7 x 1.4
ISBN: 0023674121
Dewey Decimal Number: 551.48
EAN: 9780023674129
ASIN: 0023674121
Publication Date: January 6, 1997
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Product Description
Langmuir provides a thorough presentation of natural chemical concentrations, systems and processes to help readers (1) understand controls on the chemical quality of surface and subsurface waters, and (2) distinguish between the natural and the anthropogenic. Unlike most authors, whose civil/sanitary engineering backgrounds promote a more aquatic chemistry perspective, LangmuirOs geology/geochemistry experience focuses coverage on the chemical interactions between water and geological materials. The book provides valuable training in using in the geochemical computer code MINTEQA2 as an integral problem-solving tool.
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Good material with landmines September 3, 2008
I used this book for a graduate course in Envvironmental Engineering. I found the material comprehensive and well presented. However, some of the example problems have errors that require considerable time to shake out when learning the material. This book really needs an errata page and solicitation of errors.
thorough textbook February 12, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
leading text in aqueous geochemistry is thorough and well founded. A very good reference.
Aqueous Environmental Geochemistry June 17, 2004
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This was one of the better texts that I used for a graduate course in chemical hydrogeology. More quantitative than most of the other books avialable. I found it somewhat useful. There are plenty of problems at the end of the chapters and the text covers more topics than Drever or Kehew. Langmuir covers thermochemical principles, kinetics, complexes, acid-base reactions, carbonate chemistry, silicate weathering, adsorption-desorption, redox reactions and computer models. This is a worthwhile textbook.
 Hydrochemistry-Bestseller September 18, 2001
0 out of 9 found this review helpful
Very valuable book. Useful for scientist as well as students of protection of environment
Worth having ... April 21, 2001
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
By the time I purchased this book I was absolutely new to the field of Environmental geochemistry and I was looking for book that would include all essential knowledge needed for succes in the course. The book comprises all crucial topics: some thermodynamic basics, aqueous chemistry, redox chemistry, isotopes. I especially appreciate solved problems ... as a guideline for study questions at the end of the chapter. However, to use and comprehend this book, you should have some backgroud of physical chemistry and thermodynamics, 'cause the introductory chapter on thermodynamics requires this kind of konwledge. The book is written in scientific style with pletny of pictures and diagrams - that are many times esseantial in order to understand the text. One more information - in thermodymaic calculations, author uses calories - just a reminder in case you are used to joules. Even though this is not the book for absolute beginners, my overall impression is very good and I higly recommend it.
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