Chemistry:Aqueous geochemistry

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Short description: Study of elements in watersheds

Aqueous geochemistry studies the role of various elements in natural waters, including copper, sulfur, and mercury. Researchers in this field also study how elemental fluxes are exchanged through interactions between the atmosphere, the earth or soil (terrestrial interactions) and bodies of water (aquatic interactions).

Work in the field of aqueous geochemistry has also studied the prevalence of rare earth elements,[1] nuclear waste products,[2] and hydrocarbons.[3]

References

  1. Wood, Scott A. (1990). "The aqueous geochemistry of the rare-earth elements and yttrium". Chemical Geology 82: 159–186. doi:10.1016/0009-2541(90)90080-Q. Bibcode1990ChGeo..82..159W. 
  2. Kaszuba, John P.; Runde, Wolfgang H. (1999). "The Aqueous Geochemistry of Neptunium: Dynamic Control of Soluble Concentrations with Applications to Nuclear Waste Disposal". Environmental Science & Technology 33 (24): 4427–4433. doi:10.1021/es990470x. Bibcode1999EnST...33.4427K. 
  3. Seewald, Jeffrey S (2001). "Aqueous geochemistry of low molecular weight hydrocarbons at elevated temperatures and pressures: constraints from mineral buffered laboratory experiments". Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 65 (10): 1641–1664. doi:10.1016/S0016-7037(01)00544-0. Bibcode2001GeCoA..65.1641S.