Hydrogeochemistry fundamentals and advances. Volume 3, Environmental analysis of groundwater

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Water is the Earth’s most precious resource.  Until recent years, water was often overlooked as being overly abundant or available, but much has changed all over the world.  As climate change, human encroachment on environmental areas, and deforestation become greater dangers, the study of groundwater has become more important than ever and is growing as one of the most important areas of science for the future of life on Earth. This three-volume set is the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of hydrogeochemistry that is available.  The first volume lays the foundation of the composition, chemistry, and testing of groundwater, while volume two covers practical applications such as mass transfer and transport.  Volume three, which completes the set, is an advanced study of the environmental analysis of groundwater and its implications for the future. This third volume focuses more deeply on the analysis of groundwater and the practical applications of these analyses, which are valuable to engineers and scientists in environmental science, groundwater remediation, petroleum engineering, geology, and hydrology.  Whether as a textbook or a reference work, this volume is a must-have for any library on hydrogeochemistry. Content: Cover Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Preface Introduction: Formation of Ground Water Composition 1 Hydrosphere 2 Atmospheric Water 3 The Oceanic Crust 3.1 The Ocean Waters 3.1.1 Oceanic Water Regime 3.1.2 The Oceanic Water Composition 3.2 The Oceanic Crust Water 3.2.1 Geologic Conditions 3.2.2 Submarine Hydrotherms 3.2.2.1 Regime of Submarine Hydrotherms 3.2.2.2 Composition of the Submarine Hydrotherms 3.2.3 Formation of Oceanic Crust Waters 3.2.3.1 In the Spreading Environment 3.2.3.2 In the Oceanic Plate Environment 3.2.3.3 In the Subduction Environment. 4 The Continental Crust4.1 Surface Water of Continents 4.1.1 River Water 4.1.1.1 River Regime 4.1.1.2 The River Water Composition 4.1.1.3 Formation of River Water Composition 4.1.2 Lake Waters 4.1.2.1 The Lake Regime 4.1.2.2 The Holomictic Lakes 4.1.2.3 Meromictic Lakes 4.2 Subsurfase Water of Continents 4.2.1 Ground Water of the Hypergenesis Zone 4.2.1.1 Water Regime in the Hypergenesis Zone 4.2.1.2 The Composition of Hypergenesis Zone Water 4.2.1.3 The Formation of Hypergenesis Water Composition 4.2.2 Underground Water of Epigenesis Environment. 4.2.2.1 Water Regime in the Epigenesis Environment4.2.2.2 Underground Water Composition of Crystalline Shields 4.2.2.3 Underground Water of Sedimentary Basins 4.2.2.4 Brine Formation in Epigenesis Environment Symbols References Index EULA.