Geochemistry of Natural Waters

by James I. Drever

Book Overview

An examination of both theoretical and practical approaches to the geochemistry of natural waters.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0133513963
• ISBN13: 9780133513967
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Very well targeted

I suspect regarding some of the negative (1 star) reviews this book has received a bit of guerrilla marketing. This is an excellent text on the subject and easy to read. It is far less confusing than most texts on the subject and makes a perfect text for upper undergraduate or graduate level geochem classes. It's a shame it is out of print at the moment. For presenting geochem in an understandable light, it is far Superior to some of the more popular texts. It is unfortunate that acceptable texts in this subject for the advanced undergraduate or graduate have become so hard to find. If Drever comes back into print, I would recommend giving it a good look. BTW, this is not a "do it yourself" book as some may surmise, it is a text that, while easy to understand, is best with a professor/staff/faculty member as a guide.

Valuable Reference for Aqueous Geochemistry Concepts

Drever's has long been a valuable reference in my own work and in the classes I teach. It is one of several references I use for understanding geochemical processes. The first sentence of the preface states that the text is intended for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate courses. I first used this text when I took Aqueous Geochem in grad school and it really made a difference in understanding applications. Spend an hour with Stumm and Morgan and then look at Drever. You'll almost see the lightbulb go on over your head. The example calculations are great and the addition of the geochemical models enhance the applicability of the text.However, I would note that if you need to start with introductory chemical concepts this isn't the book for you. If you are weak in chemistry start elsewhere.Still... two thumbs up from this reviewer.

Esencial para los geologos

Libro muy sencillo de leer y sus ejemplos son muy didacticos