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ELDERFIELD, H. (ed.) 2006. The Oceans and Marine Geochemistry.

Treatise on Geochemistry Series, Volume 6. xvii + 646 pp. Amsterdam: Elsevier. Price Euros 80.00, £60.00, US $80.00 (paperback). ISBN 0 08 045101 2.

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The best way to gauge the quality of a scientific tome is to consider the level of its everyday use. I estimate that over the next few years, my copy of The Oceans and Marine Geochemistry will become very scruffy and dog-eared. The volume comprehensively reviews every aspect of marine geochemistry from the geological history of seawater to the present-day biological pump. It is a high level text suitable for final year undergraduates, Master’s and Ph.D. students, researchers and academics who either want to learn about specific topics in detail, want to refresh their memories or to try to understand aspects of the science that . . . [Full Text of this Article]