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Covering topics that range far beyond the margins of the seashore and seafloor, as well as the boundaries of a classical study of chemistry, this text reflects the rapid growth of the field and its great diversity and complexity. Intended for undergraduate courses. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Focuses on the ocean's role in the global biogeochemical cycling of selected elements and the impact of humans on the transport of these elements. Among the topics covered are the chemical composition of seawater from the perspectives of elemental speciation and the impact of solutes on water's physical behavior; biogeochemical phenomena which control accumulation and preservation of marine sediments; marine chemistry of radioactive and stable isotopes; seawater pollution. Contains many examples as well as steady-state models to aid readers in understanding this relatively young, growing and complex science.
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