Geochemical modeling is an important tool in environmental
studies, and in the areas of subsurface and surface hydrology,
pedology, water resources management, mining geology, geothermal
resources, hydrocarbon geology, and related areas dealing with the
exploration and extraction of natural resources.
The book fills a gap in the literature through its discussion of
geochemical modeling, which simulates the chemical and physical
processes affecting the distribution of chemical species in liquid,
gas, and solid phases. Geochemical modeling applies to a diversity
of subsurface environments, from the vadose zone close to the Earth
s surface, down to deep-seated geothermal reservoirs.
This book provides the fundamental thermodynamic concepts of
liquid-gas-solid phase systems. It introduces the principal types
of geochemical models, such as speciation, reaction-path or
forward, inverse- and reactive-transport models, together with
examples of the most common codes and the best-practices for
constructing geochemical models. The physical laws describing
homogeneous and heterogeneous chemical reactions, their kinetics,
and the transport of reactive solutes are presented. The partial
differential or algebraic equations representing these laws, and
the principal numerical methods that allow approximate solutions of
these equations that can provide useful solutions to model
different geochemical processes, are discussed in detail. Case
studies applying geochemical models in different scientific areas
and environmental settings, conclude the book.
The book is addressed to students, teachers, other
professionals, and to the institutions involved in water,
geothermal and hydrocarbon resources, mining, and environmental
management. The book should prove useful to undergraduate and
graduate students, postgraduates, professional geologists and
geophysicists, engineers, environmental scientists, soil
scientists, hydrochemists, and others interested in water and
geochemistry.
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