Water-Rock Interaction, Two Volume Set : Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium on Water-Rock Interaction, 27 June-2 July 2004, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

The interaction of the lithosphere and hydrosphere sets the boundary conditions for life, as water and the nutrients extracted from rocks are essential to all known life-forms. Water-rock interaction also affects the fate and transport of pollutants, mediates the long-term cycling of fluids and metals in the earth's crust, impacts the migration and