x 1. Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1.0 Supramolecular Chemistry 1 1.1 Supramolecular Interactions 2 1.2 Electrostatic Interactions 3 1.2.1 Ion-Ion Interactions 3 1.2.2 Ion-Dipole Interactions 3 1.2.3 Dipole-Dipole Interactions 5 1.2.4 Hydrogen Bonding 5 1.2.5 π – π Stacking 6 1.3 Host-Guest Chemistry 7

The mass spectrometer can be regarded as a kind of chemical laboratory, especially designed to study ions in the gas phase [1,2]. In addition to the task it is commonly used for – creation of mass spectra for a generally analytical purpose – it allows for the examination of fragmentation pathways of selected ions, for the study of ion–neutral reactions and more. Understanding these fundamentals...

Numerous models have been developed for predicting major ion chemistry in the soil zone and in recharge to groundwater. Soils that contain CaCO, are prevalent in arid and semiarid regions, as well as in humid and temperate regions that have been glaciated or contain carbonate bedrock. Under these conditions, carbonate-solution reactions and ion exchange are the dominant chemical processes. In t...

In the present study, 45 rainwater samples were collected from February to December 2012 on event basis in East Bokaro coal mining environment. Physico-chemical and major ionic compositions of rainwater samples as well as water soluble major ion composition were analyzed to employ principle component analysis for source identification. The average pH value was recorded 6.1 and varied from 5.1 t...

In the present study, 45 rainwater samples were collected from February to December 2012 on event basis in East Bokaro coal mining environment. Physico-chemical and major ionic compositions of rainwater samples as well as water soluble major ion composition were analyzed to employ principle component analysis for source identification. The average pH value was recorded 6.1 and varied from 5.1 t...

The McMurdo dry valleys of Antarctica represent the largest of the ice-free areas on the Antarctic continent, containing glaciers, meltwater streams, and closed basin lakes. Previous geochemical studies of dry valley streams and lakes have addressed chemical weathering reactions of hyporheic substrate and geochemical evolution of dry valley surface waters. We examine cation transport and exchan...

Groundwater in Scotland is, for the most part, weakly to moderately mineralised and dominated by the Ca and HCO3 ions. The aquifer systems are almost entirely unconfined and most groundwater remains in contact with oxygen; some reducing groundwaters occur in deeper isolated cracks and joints within the many fractured bedrock aquifers such as Devonian sandstones. Groundwater depleted in oxygen i...