SUBJECT

Title

Environmental isotope geochemistry

Type of instruction

lecture

Level

master

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