Learning objectives
<br />The feeling and culture of environment are only acquired in touch withthe Nature <br />Teaching ofGeochemistry intends to provide <br />(i) basicconcepts for interpretation of the origin and evolution of soil and surface andground waters, and water-rock interaction;<br />(ii) geochemicaldescription of some natural systems and processes;<br />(iii) examples ofthe use of geochemistry in environment monitoring.
Prerequisites
General chemistry, phisics, geochemistry and Earth sciences<br />
Course unit content
<br /><br />Element distribution <br />Atnosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere<br />Elementsand minerals<br />·Chemical character of the main minerals<br />·Diadochy and isomorphogenous groups <br />Geochemicalcycles of some element<br />Polluting elementsi<br />Radioactive isotopes<br />Definition and examples<br />·Decay of unstable nuclides<br />·Radioactive families (uranium, thorium and derivatives)<br />Natural radioactivity<br />·Examples including radon<br />Speciation in water solution<br />Use ofspeciation softwares<br />Examplesof calculation<br />Exampleof water-rock interaction and precipitation dissolution of phases <br />Mass spectrometry<br />Labactivity<br />
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Bibliography
Fornaseri M (1984) Lezioni di Geochimica, Libreria eredi V. Veschi, Roma<br />Venturelli G (2003) Acque, minerali e ambiente. Pitagora editrice, Bologna<br /><br />Clark I e Fritz P (1997) Environmental Isotopes in Hydrogeology. CRC Press LLC <br />Fergusson JE (1990) The heavy elements: chemistry, environmental impact and health effects. Pergamon press <br />Stumm W e Morgan JJ (1996) Acquatic chemistry. Wiley & Sons
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