Study and Interpretation of the Chemical Characteristics of Natural Water

by John D. Hem

Book Overview

The chemical composition of natural water is derived from many different sources of solutes, including gases and aerosols from the atmosphere, weathering and erosion of rocks and soil, solution or precipitation reactions occurring below the land surface, and cultural effects resulting from activities of man. Some of the processes of solution or precipitation of minerals can be closely evaluated by means of principles of chemical equilibrium including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1410223086
• ISBN13: 9781410223081
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"