STABLE ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY
Academic year2016/17
CourseGEOSCIENCES AND GEOTECHNOLOGIES
Code147DD
Credits6
PeriodSemester 2
LanguageItalian
| Modules | Area | Type | Hours | Teacher(s) |
| GEOCHIMICA DEGLI ISOTOPI STABILI | GEO/08 | LEZIONI | 48 | |
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Knowledge
The student who completes the course successfully will be able to demonstrate a solid knowledge concerning the process of isotope-fractionation applied to geological systems. He will be able to evaluate the correct application of the different isotopic systematics in the field of hydrology, in tracing the fate of potentially toxic and toxic elements and to uso isotopic methods in addressing water-rock-soil interaction processes and vulnerability of the ecosystem
Assessment criteria of knowledge
The student will be evaluated by discussing the course content. The applicability of the different isotopic systematics to geological and environmental problems will be discussed by addressing practical examples.
Methods:
Teaching methods
Delivery: face to face
Learning activities:
- attending lectures
- individual study
Attendance: Advised
Teaching methods:
Syllabus
The course includes the introduction to stable isotopes fractionation during kinetic and equilibrium exchange reactions; the basic theory and application of the isotopic systematics of oxygen, hydrogen, strontium, boron, nitrogen, carbon, sulfur iron, chromium to hydrogeology, water-rock-soil exchanges, origin of pollutants and in tracing redox reactions of geological and environmental concern
Bibliography
Recommended reading includes the following works:
Valley J.W. and Cole D. (Eds.). Stable Isotope Geochemistry. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Vol. 43. Mineralogical Society of America
Johnson C.M., Beard B.L. and Albarede F. Geochemistry of Non-traditional Stable Isotopes. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Vol. 55. Mineralogical Society of America
Hoefs J. Stable Isotope Geochemistry. Springer
Gat J.R. Isotope Hydrology. Series in Environmental Science and Management Vol. 6. Imperial College press
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