Introduction to Organic Geochemistry explores the fate of organic matter of all types, biogenic and man-made, in the Earth System. It investigates the variety of pathways and biogeochemical transformations that carbon compounds can experience over a range of time scales and in different environments. The scope of this second edition has been widened to providea broad and up-to-date background, and the text has been structured to accommodate readers whith varied scientific backgrounds. Essential terminology is defined fully and boxes are used to explain concepts introduced from other disciplines. Further study is aided by the incorporation of carefully selected literature references. Geology, geochemistry and environmental science under graduates andpostgraduates, as students of ecology and oceanography, will find this text an essential introduction to organic geochemistry. Petroleumgeologists will also find it an invaluable source of information. DrSteve Killops has been active in the field of organic geochemistry for some 20 years, in both academic and commercial sectors. He is a formerlecturerin organic geochemistry at Royal Holloway College, London UniverSity and more recently the organic geochemist at the Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences in New Zealand. He is currently a consultant petroleum geochemist. Vanessa Killops is a geologist and organic geochemist and has workedin petroleum exploration. She has also worked in New Zaeland at the Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences as a contract geological scienthist and in the UK on a consultancy basis.

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