Università Roma Tre

Water chemistry. Gas-water-rock interaction (dissolution, leaching, mixing, redox processes, adsorption, precipitation, base exchange). Groundwater classification using Piper, Schoeller, Chada and Stiff diagrams. Chemical equilibria and speciation. Dissolved gases. Ancient and modern groundwater dating using 14C, 3H and CFC methods. Environmental isotopes in hydrogeology ---- Water sampling (springs and streams) in Valle della Caffarella area (Roma) and in situ analyses (T, pH, EC, TDS). Laboratory determination of Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, HCO3-, Cl-, SO42-, NO3- NO2-, SiO2, PO43- concentration. Data elaboration and modelling using PHREEQC code. Relationships between chemical facies of groundwater and geological setting of Roma area.

C.A.J. Appelo, Dieke Postma Geochemistry, Groundwater and Pollution, CRC Press Second Edition, 2005, ISBN 9780415364218