Geochemistry Earth's System Processes
This book brings together the knowledge from a variety of topics within the field of geochemistry. The audience for this book consists of a multitude of scientists such as physicists, geologists, technologists, petroleum engineers, volcanologists, geochemists and government agencies. The topics represented facilitate as establishing a starting point for new ideas and further contributions.
Author(s): Dionisios Panagiotaras
512 Pages 
This note covers all aspects of molecular biosignatures, such as their pathways of lipid biosynthesis, the distribution patterns of lipid biosynthetic pathways with regard to phylogeny and physiology, isotopic contents, occurrence in modern organisms and environments, diagenetic pathways, analytical techniques and the occurrence of molecular fossils through the geological record.
Author(s): Prof. Roger Summons, Dr. Florence Schubotz, Dr. Julio Sepulveda and Dr. Paula Welander
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The central objective of this lecture in a deeper understanding of mantle interaction. Topics include: history of ocean basins, formation of MORBs and OIB's, mantle geochemistry, mantle heterogeneity; slab recycling, mantle models.
Author(s): Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Siebel
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Geochemistry Earth's System Processes
This book brings together the knowledge from a variety of topics within the field of geochemistry. The audience for this book consists of a multitude of scientists such as physicists, geologists, technologists, petroleum engineers, volcanologists, geochemists and government agencies. The topics represented facilitate as establishing a starting point for new ideas and further contributions.
Author(s): Dionisios Panagiotaras
512 Pages
This lecture note explains the following topics: Equilibrium, Free Energy, Calorimetry, Speciation, Activity, Stability Diagrams, Acid-base geochemistry,Carbonate Geochemistry, Redox Geochemistry, Nernst and Eh-pH diagrams,Microbes and energy,Sorption, Kinetics, Mixing and mineral chemistry, Phase relations, Geothermobarometry, Ore Geochemistry, Isotope Geochemistry and Radioisotope Geochemistry.
Author(s): Greg Druschel
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This note describes the following topics: Physics of the Nucleus and Radioactive Decay, Nucleosynthesis, Geochronology, Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry, Cosmogenic Isotopes in Geochronology, Fission Track Dating, Isotope Cosmochemistry, Stable Isotope Geochemistry.
Author(s): W. M. Whit
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Medical Geology/Geochemistry An Exposure
This course note introduces students to the basic concepts of Medical Geology/Geochemistry. Medical Geology or Geochemistry is the study of the interaction between abundances of elements and isotopes and the health of humans and plants. Topics covered includes: Classification of Elements, Elemental Link Between Geosphere and Biosphere, Essential and Non-essential Elements with Reference to Human Health, Selection of Elements for Report and Presentation,NORM (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material), TENORM, MIT-EAPS Neutron Activation Analysis Laboratory - Hands on Experience and Dust Storms.
Author(s): Dr. Ila Pillalamarri
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