School Of Natural SciencesGeochemical SystemsWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 14510.1
Discipline: EARTH SCIENCES
Student Contribution Band: NP
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Prerequisite
300224 Chemistry 1 OR 300554 Principles of Chemistry AND 300225 Chemistry 2 OR 300550 Medicinal Chemistry
About this Unit
This unit has been replaced by 300612 Geochemical Systems in Spring 2009. This unit covers 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; and dispersion of elements in the weathering environment.