Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere

As the author states in his Preface, this book is written at a time when scientific and lay communities recognize that knowledge of environmental chemistry is fundamental in understanding and predicting the fate of pollutants in soils and waters, and in making sound decisions about remediation of contaminated soils.

Sediment Provenance: Influences on Compositional Change from Source to Sink provides a thorough and inclusive overview that features data-based case studies on a broad range of dynamic aspects in sedimentary rock structure and deposition.

This book is designed as an easy night's read and introduction to fossil soils and the relatively new disciplines of Paleopedology and Astropedology.

Sediment dynamics in fluvial systems is of great ecological, economic and human-health-related significance worldwide.

Hydrology is a topical and growing subject, as the earth's water resources become scarcer and more vulnerable.

Methods in Geochemistry and Geophysics 11: Geochemical Facies Analysis summarizes research regarding geochemical analysis of sedimentary facies.

In 1936 Graham Rowley went to the still-unexplored west coast of Baffin Island as the archaeologist for a small British expedition - the last in the Canadian North that depended on traditional techniques.

Over the last decade and particularly in recent years, the macroscopic porous media theory has made decisive progress concerning the fundamentals of the theory and the development of mathematical models in various fields of engineering and biomechanics.

Information Engineering for Port and Marine Environments provides the technology of tidal level prediction, the technology of oil spill early-warning, and the research for the theory of storm sedimentation, the construction for monitor ability, the early-warning service for numerical simulation and operational, which involves many aspects such as theoretical research, system establishment, and application of information technology, et al.

The critical zone is the thin outer veneer of continental Earth extending from the top of the vegetation canopy to subsurface depths where fresh groundwater circulates.

This book describes the Mesozoic to Cenozoic evolution of the Chilean and Argentinean Andes.

The International Conference on Energy Engineering 2024 is dedicated into the forefront of energy innovation.

The aim of this comprehenvise book is to present the most important results achieved in the research of the clay minerals palygorskite and sepiolite.

An concise overview of iron formations as archives of diverse palaeoenvironmental information on early Earth history.

This book incorporates original and review articles on several aspects of petroleum geosciences from Indian terrains, both onshore and offshore, and includes diverse geological (tectonic, sedimentological, organic geochemical, paleontological, stratigraphic, modelling and various others), geophysical methods and policy aspects.

This book investigates the mineralogy and shock effects of Yanzhuang chondrite, using modern micro-mineralogical experimental techniques, including SEM, TEM, EPMA, Raman microprobe spectroscopy, instrumental neutron activation analysis, X-ray micro-diffraction analysis, micro-PIXE analysis and laser ablation ICP-MS.

The Southern Andes, stretching from the subtropics to the subantarctic, are ideally located for palaeoenvironmental research.

A comprehensive overview of the geomorphological processes that shape rivers and that should be considered in river management.

Reservoirs generally consist of sandstones or carbonates exhibiting heterogeneities caused by a wide range of factors.

This edited book is devoted to environmental risk management in gas industry impacted polar ecosystems of Russia, one of the hottest topics of modern environmental science.

This book presents a detailed review of the mineral deposits and occurrences in the Arabian-Nubian Shield (ANS), including their distribution, mineralization styles, economic importance, and geological controls on the mineralization.

Microbial defacement and degradation of artistic or historic artifacts is a worldwide problem affecting all countries regardless of their history, geographical location, or economic conditions.

This book is an illustrative introduction to metamorphic rocks as seen in the field, designed for advanced high school to graduate-level earth science and geology students to jump-start their observational skills.

Modeling aspects have added a new dimension in research innovations in all branches of engineering.

This book provides a general survey of Geocryology, which is the study of frozen ground called permafrost.

Natural Therapy: A Manual of Physiotherapeutics and Climatology discusses natural ways of healing and treating certain diseases and disorders.

This critical book focuses on the geomorphological landscapes of eastern Canada and provides a companion volume to "e;Landscapes and Landforms of Western Canada"e; (2017).

The Wetland Book is a comprehensive resource aimed at supporting the trans- and multidisciplinary research and practice which is inherent to this field.

The International Scientific and Professional Conference on Geodesy, Cartography and Geoinformatics 2017 (GCG 2017) was organized under the auspices of the Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies, Technical University of Kosice (SK), Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice (SK), Faculty of Civil Engineering, STU Bratislava (SK), Faculty of Civil Engineering, CTU Prague (CZ), University of Technology, Kielce (PL), AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow (PL), Upper Nitra Mines Prievidza, plc.

GOLD: History and Genesis of Deposits is the product of an effort by the Society of Economic Geologists to publish materials that will expand knowl- edge concerning timely, specific topics important to the study of economic geology and to economic geologists.

Until a few years ago, hydropower, road tunneling and mining were the main fields interested in rock mechanics.

An atmospheric phenomenon is considered as 'explained' when we have succeeded in deducing it on the basis of accepted principles of physics.

A modern, quantitative, process-oriented approach to geomorphology and the role of Earth surface processes in shaping landforms, starting from basic principles.

This book discusses the effects of the indenture system on Indians across the colonies, but more specifically Fiji.

This is the first book that analyses the future raw materials supply from the demand side of a society that chiefly relies on renewable energies, which is of great significance for us all.

Stratigraphy and Timescales covers current research across a wide range of stratigraphic disciplines, providing information on recent developments for the geoscientific research community.

Archean Greenstone Belts

Im geplanten Lehrbuch werden insbesondere Bachelor-Studenten der Geo- und Materialwissenschaften wichtige stoffliche und technologische Grundlagen in verschiedenen technischen Systemen und angewandten geowissenschaftlichen Bereichen vermittelt.

Tillage agriculture has led to widespread soil and ecosystem degradation globally, and more particularly in the developing regions.

This book is a result of a career spent developing and applying computer techniques for the geosciences.

An expanded and updated edition of the original 'Geology of Egypt and Libya'.

Soils form a unique and irreplaceable essential resource for all terrestrial organisms, including man.

Geographic information, spatial analysis and geospatial technologies play an important role in understanding changes in planetary health and in defining the drivers contributing to different health outcomes both locally and globally.

Kriging can be used to determine optimal unbiased predictions for regionalized variables and has been shown to be a powerful tool in slope reliability analysis for reliability-based design.

This new edition discusses chemical and engineering principles as they apply to the cleanup and removal of hazardous chemicals from soil and groundwater.

Soils, rocks and concrete are the principal materials a civil engineer encounters in practice.

In these books, we bring together and correlate recent information known to have a prominent influence on the rate of movement of pollutants from wastes and their leachates in the soil.