Subject Code: ES5L412	Subject Name: Aqueous Geochemistry	L-T-P: 3-0-0	Credit: 3
Pre-requisite(s): Nil
Equilibrium thermodynamics; activity coefficients of dissolved species. Metal ions in aqueous solutions. Carbonate chemistry and pH control, clay minerals and ion exchange; adsorption-desorption reactions, stability relationships and silicate equilibria; mineral stability diagrams, chemical weathering and water chemistry. Redox equilibria. Rates of geochemical reactions. Water pollution.   Text/ Reference Books: C.A.J. Appelo, D. Postma, Geochemistry, Groundwater and Pollution, Taylor & Francis. Broder J. Merkel, Britta Planer-Friedrich , Darrell K. Nordstrom, Groundwater Geochemistry: A Practical Guide to Modeling of Natural and Contaminated Aquatic Systems :Springer. François M. M. Morel, J. G. Hering, Principles and Applications of Aquatic Chemistry, Wiley-Interscience.