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Practical Petroleum Geochemistry for Exploration and Production,
Second Edition provides readers with a single reference that
addresses the principle concepts and applications of petroleum
geochemistry used in finding, evaluating, and producing petroleum
deposits. The revised volume includes a new chapter on
environmental forensic applications of petroleum geochemistry. With
the current emphasis on environmental issues (pollution, climate
changes, and corporate responsibility), information about how
petroleum geochemistry can be used to recognize these problems,
determine their source, help identify who is responsible, and how
these problems may be mitigated are vital to efficient and
economical operation of a project from exploration to production to
abandonment. Practical Petroleum Geochemistry for Exploration and
Production, Second Edition will continue to serve as a foundational
reference to understanding the underpinning of the science, as well
as a source of references that the reader can use to find detailed
descriptions of methods and protocols.
Advances in Geophysics serial highlights new advances in the field
with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter
is written by an international board of authors.
Seismic While Drilling: Fundamentals of Drill-Bit Seismic for
Exploration, 2nd edition, revised and extended gives a theoretical
and practical introduction to seismic while drilling by using
drill-bit noise. While drilling seismic methods using surface
sources and downhole receivers are also analysed. The goal is to
support the exploration geology with geophysical control of
drilling, and to build a bridge between geophysicists involved in
seismic while drilling, drillers and exploration geologists. This
revised and extended edition includes new topics such as novel
drilling technology, downhole communication, ground-force drill-bit
measurement, SWD seismic interferometry, and fiber optic (DAS). A
new section is dedicated to well placement and geosteering. Like
the first edition, Seismic While Drilling, 2nd edition also
includes examples of SWD analysis and application on real data.
This is Pompeii, as you've never seen it before.
In this revelatory history, Gabriel Zuchtriegel shares the new secrets of Pompeii. Over the last few years, a vast stretch of the city has been excavated for the first time. Now, drawing on these astonishing discoveries, The Buried City reveals the untold human stories that are at last emerging.
Pompeii is a world frozen in time. There are unmade beds, dishes left drying, tools abandoned by workmen, bodies embracing with love and fear. And alongside the remnants of everyday life, there are captivating works of art: lifelike portraits, exquisite frescos and mosaics, and the extraordinary sculpture of a sleeping boy, curled up under a blanket that's too small.
The Buried City reconstructs the catastrophe that destroyed Pompeii on 24 August 79 CE, but it also offers a behind-the-scenes tour of the city as it was before: who lived here, what mattered to them, and what happened in their final hours. It offers us a vivid sense of Pompeii's continuing relevance, and proves that ancient history is much closer to us than we think.
Engineered Nanomaterials for Sustainable Agricultural Production,
Soil Improvement and Stress Management highlights the latest
advances in applying this important technology within agriculture
sectors for sustainable growth, production and protection. The book
explores various smart engineered nanomaterials which are now being
used as an important tool for improving growth and productivity of
crops facing abiotic stresses, improving the health of the soil in
which those crops are growing, and addressing stresses once the
plant begins to produce food yield. The book includes insights into
the use of nanoparticles as bactericides, fungicides and
nanofertilizers. In addition, the book includes an international
representation of authors who have crafted chapters with clarity,
reviewing up-to-date literature with lucid illustrations. It will
be an important resource for researchers, nanobiotechnologists,
agriculturists and horticulturists who need a comprehensive
reference guide.
Applications of Biosurfactant in Agriculture explores the use of
beneficial microorganisms as an alternative to current synthetic
plant protection strategies. The book highlights a range of
renewable raw substrates including agro-industrial waste as a
dependable and cost-effective technology for the mass production of
biosurfactant, emphasizes the formulation of biosurfactants using a
full-factorial design, scientometric assessment, and presents
mathematical modeling for the enhancement of production processes.
Recent biotechnological techniques such as functional metagenomics
that could help in the molecular characterization of novel
biosurfactant with multifunctional activities majorly from
uncultured and unexploited microbes available in the soil biosphere
are also explored. This book identifies possible modes of action by
which nutrients are normally released to plants through the
formation of metal-biosurfactant complexes and presents recent
research findings on the utilization of biosurfactants for the
management of mycotoxins and microorganisms when evaluated in the
field and in greenhouses. Finally, the book emphasizes the
application of biosurfactants as a form of potent antibiotics for
the management of several zoonotic diseases and in animal
husbandry.
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