Water Quality Data: Analysis and Interpretation

Introduction Geochemical Spheres Industrial Raw Materials Industrial Production Geochemical Investigations Presentation of Material in this Book Review of Basic Chemistry and Geology Introduction to Atomic Structure Oxidation Numbers Concentration Units Rocks and Minerals Rock-Water Interactions Exercises Major Inorganic Constituents of Water Introduction Weathering Balancing Weathering Equations Introduction to Water Quality Exercises Water Quality Interpretation Introduction Sampling Laboratory Sample Analysis Analysis Reliability Interpretation of Water Quality Data Graphical Methods Groundwater Reactions Mass-Balance Modeling Brine Contamination Geochemical Equilibrium Modeling Introduction Chemical Thermodynamics Equilibrium Constant (K) Activity (a) Speciation Mineral Saturation Index (SI) Reduction/Oxidation (Redox) Reactions Exercises Geochemical Environments Introduction Factors Influencing the Mobility of Trace Elements Exercises Organic Chemistry Nomenclature Introduction Bonding of Organic Compounds Naming Organic Compounds Hydrocarbons Halogenated Organic Compounds Oxygen Functional Groups Organic Nitrogen Compounds Organic Compounds Containing Sulfur Organic Phosphorus Compounds Complex Nomenclature Exercises Ecosystem Partitioning and Solute Transport Introduction Ecosystem Partitioning Groundwater Flow Models Pollutant Degradation Summary Exercises Computer Programs Introduction MFLASH OFCARD WATEVAL WATEQ4F ECOPLUS