R. Gieré, P. Stille, ,Energy, waste and the environment: a geochemical perspective Geological Society Special Publication 236 (2004) 670 pp..

✍ Scribed by Harold W. Walker

• Book ID: 104013098
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 61 KB
• Volume: 66
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0166-5162
• DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2005.07.001

✦ Synopsis

Current energy options (e.g., nuclear, fossil fuel, geothermal, etc.) extract a significant toll on the environment. Critical to evaluating and minimizing this impact, now and in the future, is the role of geochemistry. In fact, geochemistry is at the center of a number of critical issues associated with energy utilization (e.g., carbon sequestration, coal fly ash leaching, and long-term disposal of spent nuclear fuel). This new publication provides a good overview of how geochemistry intersects with the fields of energy production and the environment. The book is structured around five thematic areas: nuclear fuel cycle, fossil fuel cycle, geothermal energy cycle, waste-to-energy cycle, and water-waste interactions. The book represents an edited compilation of articles by various international authors.