Subject Code: ES5L411 Subject Name: Organic Geochemistry L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Pre-requisite(s): Nil
Origin of Organic matter in natural systems, Classification and separation of different organic matter fractions, Humic substances in soils, sediments and water and their extraction, interaction of naturally produced humic substances with the sediments. Methods of quantification of organic matter.
Atmospheric organic geochemistry, Carbonaceous species in ambient aerosols, Water-soluble and Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), Carbon stable isotope geochemistry, Use of Carbon isotopes (13C and 14C) for source identification and past climatic conditions, Organic matter degradation and preservation, Global Carbon cycle, Soil carbon and turn over rates. Biomarkers in petroleum industry, Organic tools in petroleum exploration.

Text/ Reference Books:
  1. K.E. Peters, C.C. Walters, J.M. Moldowan, The Biomarker Guide: Volume 1 & 2, Biomarkers and Isotopes in the Environment and Human History, Cambridge University Press.
  2. Stephen D. Killops,  and Vanessa J. Killops, An Introduction to Organic Geochemistry :Wiley.
  3. András Gelencsér, Carbonaceous Aerosol, Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library.