The Natural Environment and the Biogeochemical Cycles

An important purpose of The Handbook of Environmental Chemi-

stry is to aid the understanding of distribution and chemi-

cal reaction processes which occur in the environment. It is

designed to serve as an important source forenvironmental

scientists and decision-makers in industry, governmental

and regulatory bodies. Volume 1F is dedicated to geosphere

interactions, environmental inorganic geochemistry and the

evolution of matter and energy. Contents: "Geosphere Inter-

actions on a Convecting Planet: Mixing and Separation" by

W.S. Fyfe; "Environmental Inorganic Chemistry of the Conti-

nental Crust" by H. Puchelt; "Evolution ofMatter and Ener-

gy" by M. Taube.