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Record Nr.

UNISA996198284103316

Autore

Killops S. D (Stephen Douglas), <1953->

Titolo

Introduction to organic geochemistry / /  Stephen Killops and Vanessa Killops

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2005

Malden, Massachusetts, : , : Blackwell Publishing, , 2005

©2005

ISBN

1-118-69721-9

1-282-13952-5

9786612139529

1-4443-1152-2

Edizione

[2nd ed]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (405 p.)

Collana

MyiLibrary

Classificazione

450.13

553.2

Disciplina

553.2

Soggetti

Organic geochemistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Non definito

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: 1993

Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-362) and index

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-362) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to Organic Geochemistry, 2e; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1: Carbon, the Earth and life; 2: Chemical composition of organic matter; 3: Production, preservation and degradation of organic matter; 4: Long-term fate of organic matter in the geosphere; 5: Chemical stratigraphic concepts and tools; 6: The carbon cycle and climate; 7: Anthropogenic carbon and the environment; Appendix 1: SI units used in this book; Appendix 2: SI unit prefixes; Appendix 3: Geological time scale; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

An Introduction to Organic Geochemistry explores the fate of organic matter of all types, biogenic and man-made, in the Earth System. investigates the variety of pathways and biogeochemical transformations that carbon compounds can experience over a range of time scales and in different environments scope widened to provide a broad and up-to-date background - structured to accommodate readers with varied scientific backgrounds essential terminology is defined fully and boxes are used to explain concepts introduced from



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