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This book provides detailed information on the history, analysis and applications of chlorine and bromine isotope geochemistry. This largely extended 2nd edition has incorporated most research published between 2014 and 2023, and contains also significantly more information on the earliest experimental data obtained during the early 20th century. This 2nd edition describes isotope studies done on terrestrial samples, and also incorporates the fascinating chlorine (and bromine) isotope ratio investigations obtained from extraterrestrial and astronomical studies, and thus it shows the full extent of the current status of knowledge of this subject.
List of contents
Part 1: Introduction.- Chapter 1: The Halogen Elements.- Chapter 2: The Chemistry Of Chlorine And Bromine.- Chapter 3: Chlorine And Bromine Concentrations In Different Sample Types And Their Distribution And Fluxes Between The Major Reservoirs On Earth.- Chapter 4: Chlorine And Bromine Isotopes, Measurement Scales And Reference Standards.- Part Ii: Preparation Techniques.- Chapter 5: Preparation Techniques For The Analysis Of Chlorine Stable Isotopes.- Chapter 6: Preparation Techniques For The Analysis Of Stable Bromine Isotopes.- Part Iii: Theoretical And Experimental Estimates Of Chlorine And Bromine Isotope Fractionation.- Chapter 7: Isotope Fractionation.- Chapter 8: Theoretical And Experimental Fractionation Studies Involving Chloride And Bromide Ions Only.- Chapter 9: Theoretical And Experimental Fractionation Between Species With Different Oxidation States.- Chapter 10: Isotope Fractionation Related To Organochlorine And Organobromine Compounds.- Part Iv: Natural Chlorine And Bromine Isotope Variations On Earth.- Chapter 11: Variations Of Stable Chlorine And Bromine Isotopes In The Hydrosphere And In Evaporites.- Chapter 12: The Chlorine And Bromine Isotope Compositions Of The Mantle And The Core.- Chapter 13: Chlorine And Bromine Isotope Variations In The Earth's Lithosphere.- Chapter 14: Isotope Variations Of Chlorates And Perchlorates In The Environment.- Chapter 15: Isotope Variations Of Chlorinated And Brominated Organic Compounds In Natural Environments.- Chapter 16: Chlorine And Bromine Isotope Characteristics Of The Atmosphere.- Part V: Extraterrestrial Chlorine And Bromine Isotope Ratio Variations.- Chapter 17: Chlorine Isotope Characteristics Of The Moon.- Chapter 18: Chlorine Isotope Variations On Mars.- Chapter 19: Chlorine Isotope Characteristics Of Other Solar System Bodies.- Chapter 20: Chlorine Isotope Ratios In Stars And Interstellar Space.- Chapter 21: Bromine And Bromine Isotope Ratios In Extraterrestrial Environments.- Part Vi: Historical And Future Developments Of Halogen Isotope Geochemistry.- Chapter 22: Halogen Isotope Studies In Historical Perspective And Future Outlook.
About the author
Hans Eggenkamp obtained his PhD from Utrecht University (The Netherlands). His research interest and scientific expertise focuses on the geochemistry of stable chlorine and bromine isotopes. He studied both isotope systems during his PhD, and during (postdoctoral) stays at the University of Reading (UK), the Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal), the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (France) and the Eberhard-Karls Universität in Tübingen (Germany). He applied his knowledge on stable halogen isotope geochemistry mostly on studies of groundwater and salt systems and more recently also on magmatic systems. Further, he has worked on geothermal energy solutions for industrial and agricultural heating projects as well as isotopic and chromatographic analysis solutions for the oil and gas exploration and, more recently, the food industry. At this moment he is working as Senior Stable Isotope Scientist at Isolab BV, Geffen, The Netherlands.
