Natural inorganic hydrochemistry in relation to ground water

The noble objective of this book is too explain ground water chemistry for the benefit of engineers and hydrogeologists. In this respect, not many new ideas are included in the book, but the way concepts are taken from an introductory to an advanced level is fascinating. In the first 50 pages, concepts such as activities of electrolytes, complex equilibria, and competing redox processes are introduced and explained. How this is done is worthy of investigation by every aqueous and environmental chemist especially if the person gives lectures on these subjects. In the remainder of the monograph, subjects that people need to know in ground water chemistry are introduced and developed. In this part of the book, three chapters are particularly noteworthy. The chapter on hydrochemical parameter measurement and sample collection contains a summary of procedures and methods that is hard to find in any one manuscript. The chapter on the representation of hydrochemical data again contains a comparison of interpretive methods that is powerful because of its inclusiveness. This section could become a first choice of where to go to compare data presentation techniques. The chapter on environmental isotopes again is an excellent summary of many of the isotopic methodsmore » used in ground water research. It also will be a useful source of information and ideas for people who are not familiar with the subject.« less