Product Description
This book effectively conveys the key concepts of equilibrium chemistry, particularly as they apply to natural and engineered aquatic systems. The coverage is rigorous and thorough, but the author assumes little prior knowledge of chemistry on the part of the readers, and writes in a style that is easily accessible to students.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.0 based on 3 reviews)

not for entry level students

the author of this book assume you have well-taught chemistry background therefore most of the solutions to example problems are simplified, the charts are confusing and hard to understand, many of the chemistry related constants provided in this book are incorrect... if you didn't score an A in chemistry II, it's not likely to be able to get through the book without the guidance of your professor.
November 27, 2008

Intermediate Aquatic Chemistry Book

This is the intermediate level water chemistry book and is a good text book to both learn and teach from. Benjamin's "Water Chemistry" is more comprehensive then Drever's "The Geochemistry of Natural Waters" but less comprehensive then Stumm and Morgan's "Aquatic Chemistry." The intended audience is upper level undergraduate or the first year graduate student, and assumes the reader already has a grasp of basic chemical concepts and thermodynamics. Chemistry majors will find the most of the material easy while students who are weak in chemistry will find it incredibly hard to follow. If you are more interested in geology and mineral geochemistry try Drever's "The Geochemistry of Natural Waters." If you are looking for a water chemistry book with more specific applications try Stumm and Morgan's "Aquatic Chemistry." Mark Benjamin's "Water Chemistry" book is a happy medium between the two and can be used as a reference.
November 06, 2007

Teach Yourself Aquatic Chemistry While a Textbook Mocks You

This textbook is garbage. If you are forced to use this book for an aquatic chemistry class then you had better already know aquatic chemistry, because this book will tell you almost nothing. It has almost no useful examples, and lacks a well thought out organization. I am sure the Author has decades of experience doing water chemistry but he makes the mistake of assuming that everyone who reads this book will have the same background knowledge that he has. This is apparent by the way he leaves out all the little details and relationships that allow one to actually solve problems. This whole rambling text could be replaced by 3 or 4 pages of concise methodology, which of course the textbook doesn't include. Better to go without a text, or better yet just call me and I can explain how to solve aquatic chemistry problems to you in a half hour better than this text does. The only thing this textbook might be useful for is if you run out of toilet paper. I would have given it zero stars but apparently the lowest score is 1 star; pity, because it really deserves a zero.
October 31, 2007

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