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Alkalinity (As of CaCO3 to As of HCO3-): Practical guide on unit conversion This article is for all young geochemist starting their work in consulting world! I went through the pain of discovering the facts that are not really taught…
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Geochemistry quick tips: Cation Anion Balance or Charge Balance Error (C.B.E)! Are you lost during a geochemical investigation? Well, sometimes I do get lost. Sometimes I feel like I need more water quality parameters to answer some of the geochemical…
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Geochemistry quick tips: Activity, Molality, Normality calculations for most common water quality parameters. Simple thing that might be useful! Just my tips to all young geochemist starting their job and looking at lots of water quality data with different water…
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Eh -pH diagram of Mercury (Quicksilver – Hg) – Simple but important. In this article, my goal is to present you with some simple Eh-pH diagrams for Hg that you can use for your work (just refer to coalgeology.com). I…
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Ground water Vs. Surface water: Few points to think about water use a] Some reasons why ground water is often more desirable than surface water: Avaibility: Ground water storage is often orders of magnitude greater than the surface water. This…
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Water in the subsurface – a schematic representation Earth’s surface ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vadose Zone pores are non saturated, sometimes referred to as “soil water”. Very significant in terms of crop irrigation and contaminant migration. Perched aquifer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Local Basal confinement ————————————————–Water…
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Classification schemes of Water – The detalied classification system There are multiple different ways to classify water, such as by discipline, by origin, by salinity, and by chemical properties. In this article we will discuss the first 3 major classification…
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Various concentration units used in ground water geochemistry: – Molality: moles of solute per kilogram of solvent – Molarity: moles of solute per liter of solution Molarity = Molality for dilute solutions. Not valid for brines. – ppm: parts per…
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