The Biomarker Guide Second Edition Volume 1 （生物标志物指导第一卷第二版）.pdf

Cambridge University Press 0521781582 - The Biomarker Guide: Biomarkers and Isotopes in the Environment and Human History, Second Edition K. E. Peters, C. C. Walters and J. M. Moldowan Frontmatter More information The Biomarker Guide Second Edition Volume 1 The second edition of The Biomarker Guide is a fully updated and expanded version of this essential reference. Now in two volumes, it provides a comprehensive account of the role that biomarker technology plays both in petroleum exploration and in understanding Earth history and processes. Biomarkers and Isotopes in the Environment and Human History details the origins of biomarkers and introduces basic chemical principles relevant to their study. It discusses analyti- cal techniques, and applications of biomarkers to environmental and archeological problems. The Biomarker Guide is an invaluable resource for geolo- gists, petroleum geochemists, biogeochemists, environmental scientists, and archeologists. K enneth E. Peters is currently Senior Research Geologist at the US Geological Survey in Menlo Park, California, where he is involved in three-dimensional petroleum system modeling for theNorthSlopeofAlaska,theSanJoaquinBasin,andelsewhere. He has 25 years of research experience with Chevron, Mobil, and ExxonMobil. Ken taught formal courses in petroleum geo- chemistry and thermal modeling both i