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