SUBJECT
Title
Environmental isotope geochemistry
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
2
Recommended in
Semester 3
Typically offered in
Autumn semester
Course description
Basic geochemistry of the Earth and its spheres. Principles of radiogenic and stable isotopes. Brief geochemistry of significant environmental isotopes. Understanding of behave of characteristic environmental isotopes (H, C, O, S, N, He, Li, B, Be, Al, Cl, Si, I, Br, Sr, Rn, Th, U) and their many-fold applications in earth and environmental sciences.
Readings
- Faure, F. (1998) Principles and Applications of Geochemistry, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 1998
- Allegre, C.J. (2009) Isotope Geology, Cambridge University Press