The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with guidance on the development and implementation of cost-effective and defensible environmental sampling programs that are designed to collect data needed to
• Defi ne the nature and extent of contamination

• Calculate baseline human health and ecological risk
• Identify contaminant migration pathways
• Predict rates of contaminant migration
• Evaluate the viability of potential remedial alternatives
• Support treatability testing
• Assess the effectiveness of a remedial alternative during implementation
• Determine if remedial action objectives have been met
• Dispose of waste material properly

Формирование базальтовых комплексов океанических островов (OIB=Ocean Island Basalts) обычно рассматривается в связи с деятельностью мантийных плюмов, проплавляющих океанскую литосферу на разных стадиях ее развития.

The purpose of this research has been to determine the origin of the San Vicente zinc-lead deposit based on textural, mineralogical and geochemical studies of the sulfide ores and carbonate host rock. The relatively simple and uncomplicated mineralogy of the ores and host rock permits the application of standard petrographic techniques as well as specialized methods such as cathodoluminescence, electron microprobe analysis, and detailed sulfur isotope geochemistry. <...>

Олейников Б.В. Металлизация магматических раоплавов и ее петрологические и рудогенетические следствия            
Новгородова М.И. Самородные металлы в рудах гидротермального генезиса
Юсупов Р.Г. Акцессорные самородные металлы в магматических породах основных структурных элементов земной коры
Новгородова М.И., Олейников Б.В. Доказательства природного происхождения самородных элементов и интерыеталлидов в эндогенных образованиях

Isotopes originated with the emergence of elements in the Universe during the first infinitesimal fraction of a second following the postulated Big Bang now generally accepted as having started the dynamic expansion observed today.l Some remarks concerning this seminal event are in order.

The continually rising standards of petroleum geoscience and oil search require an ever greater knowledge of the fundamental nature of petroleum, its origin, and its behavior in the rocks of the earth’s crust. In the early stages of the petroleum era, most oil men were not much concerned about the how, why, and when of oil and gas; all they cared to know was where. Those years are gone, and it is now more and more recognized that the how, why, and when of petroleum are critical keys to where it should be sought.

Chemistry is familiar enough; fire and fermentation are cornerstones of human civilization, and the beaker and the test tube are readily recognizable icons in most of the world. Flow is even more familiar; everyone has seen a river, felt the wind, taken a pulse. Though they are rarely on the center stage, fluids that undergo chemical reactions as they flow also impact an astonishingly large number of human experiences. Examples of this include air purification, electro-chemical transport within the human brain, blood and air flow through lungs, flow through kidneys, catalytic converters, tooth decay, deterioration of historic objects, and nearly every large-scale manufacturing process, from semiconductors to paper. Besides the sheer number, the diversity of this list is impressive.

Ruby as a natural gemstone has an early history in which its colorful properties [1] were much valued in ornamental and symbolic jewelry by potentates and other persons of power and prestige [2,3]. This appreciation has extended into latter times and more so into the more general populace. It is an important gem for scientific study [4] and for exploration quests to find new ruby deposits [5,6].