Aqueous geochemistry
Master course offered annually in the summer semester (module: Hydrogeology)
The course is devoted to processes of interaction of rocks with water and aqueous fluids near the Earth's surface. It consists of two conceptual blocks: (i) types of water and other fluids in the lithosphere and review of basics of aqueous chemistry; (ii) mineral solubility and controls on water chemistry in near-surface environments and during weathering. This module is recommended to students enrolled in geochemistry, mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, hydrology, hydrogeology, engineering geology or environmental sciences.
Instructor: Prof. David Dolejš
Course format: 2 hr weekly (60 % lectures, 40 % practical sessions)
Course contents
- Types and composition of natural waters
- Speciation in aqueous solutions
- Acid-base equilibria
- Buffering, carbonate system
- Redox equilibria
- Mineral solubility and transformations, activity-activity diagrams
- Weathering, surface water chemistry and its mass balance
Course materials are available in the university e-learning system (ILIAS)
Recommended reading
- Drever J.I. (1997): Geochemistry of Natural Waters (3rd edition). Prentice Hall, 440 p.
- Langmuir D. (1997): Aqueous environmental geochemistry. Prentice Hall, 600 p.
- Faure G. (1998): Principles and Applications of Geochemistry (2nd edition). Prentice Hall, 600 p.