- Hardcover: 560 pages
- Publisher: Academic Press (3 Oct 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0125113552
- ISBN-13: 978-0125113557
- Product Dimensions: 25.2 x 19.5 x 3.4 cm
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...the authors and editors are to be commended! The book contains 12 chapters written by recognized experts, each focused on a different aspect of environmental forensics. - Organic Chemistry
Chapter 10 ("Statistical Methods") provides one of the most complete and concise treatments of descriptive statistics I've encountered. ...chapters 11 ("Particulate Pattern Recognition") and 12 ("Principal Components Analysis and Receptor models in Environmental Forensics") succeed in making very complex issues understandable. - Organic Chemistry
This book provides environmental professionals with an initial look at the current tools in the toolbox and provides a glimpse of tool yet to come. - Organic Chemistry
This is a substantial work containin comprehensive, authoritative and well-referenced chapters that focus on topics of relevance to the field of environmental forensics. - Annals of Occupational Hygiene
In all, this is an interesting book that responsibly addresses challenging topics in the field of environmental forensics. - Annals of Occupational Hygiene
This is a textbook that would prove useful to a range of disciplines, including environmental scientists involved in water and air pollution, contaminated land and geographical information systems; and archaeologists, hydrochemists and geochemists interested in dating sources of pollution. - Annals of Occupational Hygiene
Chapter 10 ("Statistical Methods") provides one of the most complete and concise treatments of descriptive statistics I've encountered. ...chapters 11 ("Particulate Pattern Recognition") and 12 ("Principal Components Analysis and Receptor models in Environmental Forensics") succeed in making very complex issues understandable. - Organic Chemistry
This book provides environmental professionals with an initial look at the current tools in the toolbox and provides a glimpse of tool yet to come. - Organic Chemistry
This is a substantial work containin comprehensive, authoritative and well-referenced chapters that focus on topics of relevance to the field of environmental forensics. - Annals of Occupational Hygiene
In all, this is an interesting book that responsibly addresses challenging topics in the field of environmental forensics. - Annals of Occupational Hygiene
This is a textbook that would prove useful to a range of disciplines, including environmental scientists involved in water and air pollution, contaminated land and geographical information systems; and archaeologists, hydrochemists and geochemists interested in dating sources of pollution. - Annals of Occupational Hygiene
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Environmental forensics is a relatively new specialty that seeks to answer questions about environmental contamination: (1) Whose contamination is it? (2) When did it occur? (3) How did it occur? (4) What are the consequences and extent of liability? This practical book outlines the advantages and disadvantages of various techniques that can be used to answer these questions and allocate responsibility.
Introduction to Environmental Forensics provides the first complete, scientific review of this emerging field and helps readers unravel the complexities of environmental pollution cases. It outlines techniques for identifying the source of a contaminant release, when the release occurred, and the extent of human exposure. Written by leading experts in environmental investigations, the text provides detailed information on chemical "fingerprinting" techniques applicable to ground water, soils, sediments, and air, plus an in-depth look at petroleum hydrocarbons.
Introduction to Environmental Forensics gives the environmental scientist, engineer, and attorney a complete toolbox for conducting forensic investigations. It demonstrates the range of scientific analyses that are available to answer questions of environmental liability and support a legal argument, and provides several examples and case studies to illustrate how these methods are applied. The book's multidisciplinary approach will also appeal to practitioners, including chemists, hydrogeologists, soil scientists, statisticians, and air modelers.
Practical approach which outlines various environmental forensic techniques
Multidisciplinary - will appeal to practitioners including chemists, hydrogeologists, soil scientists, statisticians and air modelers
Provides detailed information on chemical "fingerprinting" techniques applicable to ground water, soils, sediments and air, plus an in-depth look at petroleum hydrocarbons
Introduction to Environmental Forensics provides the first complete, scientific review of this emerging field and helps readers unravel the complexities of environmental pollution cases. It outlines techniques for identifying the source of a contaminant release, when the release occurred, and the extent of human exposure. Written by leading experts in environmental investigations, the text provides detailed information on chemical "fingerprinting" techniques applicable to ground water, soils, sediments, and air, plus an in-depth look at petroleum hydrocarbons.
Introduction to Environmental Forensics gives the environmental scientist, engineer, and attorney a complete toolbox for conducting forensic investigations. It demonstrates the range of scientific analyses that are available to answer questions of environmental liability and support a legal argument, and provides several examples and case studies to illustrate how these methods are applied. The book's multidisciplinary approach will also appeal to practitioners, including chemists, hydrogeologists, soil scientists, statisticians, and air modelers.
Practical approach which outlines various environmental forensic techniques
Multidisciplinary - will appeal to practitioners including chemists, hydrogeologists, soil scientists, statisticians and air modelers
Provides detailed information on chemical "fingerprinting" techniques applicable to ground water, soils, sediments and air, plus an in-depth look at petroleum hydrocarbons
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Here is the real scoop on toxic waste suits. This comprehensive text covers the subject of contamination and litigation from a variety of approaches, scientific and legal. I particularly appreciated the chapters on the chemical fingerprinting of hydrocarbons and the chemistry & utilization of chlorinated solvents. Having written a piece about a hypothetical hazardous waste site, I wish I had the information in this book at the time.In spite of the density of the material, there are light touches throughout the book. I particularly liked the three-D glasses that came with the book (I'm not kidding--they are helpful to view site photographs) and the definition of a Texas sharpshooter (draws the bulls-eye after shooting the gun).
This book (and its appendices) is crammed with useful information. I would advise anyone seriously interested in the field of environmental forensics to own this book.
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