Water Quality Data: Analysis and Interpretation

Water Quality Data emphasizes the interpretation of a water analysis or a group of analyses, with major applications on ground-water pollution or contaminant transport. The text is divided into nine chapters and includes computer programs applicable to all main concepts presented. An introduction to water chemistry is also provided, as are descriptions of the origin and interpretation of elements affecting water quality. Readers are introduced to the elementary thermodynamics necessary to understand the use of - and results from - water equilibrium computer programs. The book includes a detailed overview of organic chemistry and identifies the environmentally important organic chemicals and methods are given to estimate the distribution of organic chemicals in the environment. The author fully explains all accompanying computer programs.