Geochemistry at the Earth’s Surface Movement of Chemical Elements /

• Main Authors: Bauer, Andreas (Author), Velde, Bruce D. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geobiology.; Earth Sciences.; Biogeosciences.

Geochemistry at the surface of the earth is dominated by two somewhat antagonistic forces: chemical reactions which attempt to attain a steady state (equilibrium) and geological movement of materials in time and space which changes the parameters that control chemical equilibrium. Another aspect tha...

Table of Contents:

• Geology and chemistry at the surface
• Elements in solution
• Weathering: the initial transition to surface materials and the beginning of surface geochemistry
• Soils: Retention and movement of elements at the interface
• Transport: water and wind
• Sediments.