School Of Science And HealthGeochemical SystemsWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300612.2
Discipline: EARTH SCIENCES
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
14510 - Geochemical Systems
Prerequisite
300224 Chemistry 1 AND 300225 Chemistry 2
About this Unit
This unit is replaced by 300846 - Geochemical Systems from 2013. This unit covers selected topics taken from the following: limits of chemical conditions in the natural environment (redox, pH, concentrations); mobilisation and transport of selected elements in primary and secondary environments – aqueous and supercritical fluids, gases; complexing and ion-pairing phenomena; metal ions buffers in geochemical cycles – adsorption, co-precipitation, mineral formation; dispersion of elements in the weathering environment; geochemical cycling of the elements; biogeochemistry.