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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection 1: Introduction to groundwater geochemistry and fundamentals of hydrogeochemical modeling
1. Hydrogeochemistry principles for geochemical modeling 2. Thermodynamics of gas and mineral solubility in the unsaturated-zone water 3. Governing equations and solution algorithms for geochemical modeling 4. Fluid flow, solute and heat transport equations 5. Numerical solutions of reactive transport equations 6. Elaboration of a geochemical model 7. Advances in geochemical modeling for geothermal applications
Section 2: Cases studies
8. Integrating field observations and inverse and forward modeling: application at a site with acidic, heavy-metal-contaminated groundwater 9. Models and measurements of porosity and permeability evolution in a sandstone formation 10. Geochemical modeling of water chemistry evolution in the Guarani Aquifer System in São Paulo, Brazil 11. Modeling of reactive transport at a site contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons at Hnevice, Czech Republic 12. Numerical modeling for preliminary assessment of natural remediation of phosphorus in variably saturated soil in a peri-urban settlement in Kampala, Uganda
