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Informationen zum Autor With over 15 years experience as a geochemist in the petroleum industry, he is currently Senior Research Geologist at the US Geological Survey. Senior Research Geochemist at ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company. A member of the Chevron Biomarker Group in the 1970s and 1980s during a time of pioneering research into the application of biomarker technology to petroleum exploration. Klappentext The second edition of The Biomarker Guide is a fully updated and expanded version of this essential reference. Now in two volumes! it provides a comprehensive account of the role that biomarker technology plays both in petroleum exploration and in understanding Earth history and processes. Biomarkers and Isotopes in the Environment and Human History details the origins of biomarkers and introduces basic chemical principles relevant to their study. It discusses analytical techniques! and applications of biomarkers to environmental and archaeological problems. The Biomarker Guide is an invaluable resource for geologists! petroleum geochemists! biogeochemists! environmental scientists and archaeologists. Zusammenfassung These two volumes provide an invaluable resource for geologists! petroleum geochemists! biogeochemists! environmental and forensic scientists! natural product chemists and archaeologists. The Biomarker Guide is an all-inclusive reference detailing the origin of petroleum! technology for its analysis and key parameters for interpretation. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the authors; Preface; Purpose; Acknowledgements; Part I. Biomarkers and Isotopes in the Environment and Human History: 1. Origin and preservation of organic matter; 2. Organic chemistry; 3. Biochemistry of biomarkers; 4. Geochemical screening; 5. Refinery oil assays; 6. Stable isotope ratios; 7. Ancillary geochemical methods; 8. Biomarker separation and analysis; 9. Origin of petroleum; 10. Biomarkers in the environment; 11. Biomarkers in archaeology; Appendix: geologic time charts; Glossary; References; Index....
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With over 15 years experience as a geochemist in the petroleum industry, he is currently Senior Research Geologist at the US Geological Survey.Senior Research Geochemist at ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company.A member of the Chevron Biomarker Group in the 1970s and 1980s during a time of pioneering research into the application of biomarker technology to petroleum exploration.
