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Professor
Academic discipline: Geochimica e vulcanologia (GEO/08)
Field: Discipline mineralogiche, petrografiche e geochimiche
Type of training activity: Characterising

52 hours
of face-to-face activities

6 credits

hub: PARMA

course unit
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Learning objectives

to furnish to the students knowledge and tools for learning and intepretation of
chemical and isotope composition of the waters: from sampling to data
interpretation.

Prerequisites

Course unit content

Concentration units. Italian and european water laws and regulations. Water
composition and classification.
Analytical methods. Elements of thermodynamic: equilibria, saturation index,
activity.
Weathering processes and activity diagram.
Chemical geothermometers.
Isotope geochemistry: stable (18O/16O, 2H/1H, 34S/32S) e radiactive (3H) isotope.
Water speciation and calculation software (PHREEQCI).
Laboratory excercises on water software and/or analytical methods

Full programme

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Bibliography

Hydrogeochemistry:
Appelo C.A.J., Postma D. (1994, 2007) Geochemistry, Groundwater and Pollution.
Balkema
Kehew A.E. (2001) Applied Chemical Hydrogeology. Prentice Hall
Langmuir D. (1997) Aqueous Environmental Chemistry. Prentice Hall
Isotope geochemistry:
Clark I., Fritz P. (1997) Environmental Isotopes in Hydrogeology. Lewis
Sharp Z. (2007) Principles of Stable Isotope Geochemistry. Pearson Prentice Hall
Geochemistry:
Faure G. (1998) Principles and Application of Geochemistry. Prentice Hall
Venturelli G. (2003) Acque, Minerali e Ambiente. Pitagora
Software:
PHREEQCI: http://wwwbrr.cr.usgs.gov/projects/GWC_coupled/phreeqc/ (freeware)

Teaching methods

frontal and laboratory lessons

Assessment methods and criteria

oral exam

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