Calcium and Mg isotope geochemistry is currently becoming a more mature field than even a few years ago. In that regard, our new book will include fundamental advances in Ca and Mg isotope geochemistry including recent developments on biological fractionation and biochemical applications. It also offers a more intimate link between the method and applications chapters as it was possible in the above volume that includes very diverse "non-traditional stable isotope" systems. Furthermore, a thorough combined discussion of Mg and Ca isotope fractionation has not yet been presented, even...

Applications of radioactive and stable isotopes have revolutionized our understanding of the Earth and near-earth surface processes. The utility of the isotopes are ever-increasing and our sole focus is to bring out the applications of these isotopes as tracers and chronometers to a wider audience so that they can be used as powerful tools to solve environmental problems. New developments in this field remain mostly in peer-reviewed journal articles and hence our goal is to synthesize these findings for easy reference for students, faculty, regulators in governmental and non-governmental...