Environmental Applications of Geochemical Modeling

An application of geochemical modeling to environmental problems, illustrated with case studies of real-world environmental investigations.

Chen Zhu (Author), Greg Anderson (Author)

9780521005777, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 13 May 2002

300 pages, 70 b/w illus. 58 tables
24.6 x 17.4 x 2.6 cm, 0.6 kg

"...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

Geochemical modeling is a powerful tool for characterizing environmental site contaminations and predicting environmental impacts. This 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. Support material for the book, including input files, is available on the Internet. Environmental Applications of Geochemical Modeling will serve as an advanced textbook for courses in environmental geochemistry, and as an indispensable reference for professional hydrogeologists, geochemists, engineers, and regulators, working within the environmental spheres.

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.

Subject Areas: Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ], Geochemistry [RBGK]