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Environmental Forensics details cutting-edge techniques in language that science can appreciate and the legal community can understand. The author covers non-chemical methods such as corrosion modeling, inventory reconciliation, and aerial photography interpretation. He emphasizes the chemical fingerprinting techniques that are used to identify the origin and age of a contaminant release. The author also recounts case studies and misused techniques that commonly bias the scientific validity of trial exhibits.

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Author:   Robert D. Morrison (Robert Morrison & Associates, San Marcos, California, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9780849320583

ISBN 10:   0849320585
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   29 September 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

An Overview of the History, Chemistry and Transport of Chlorinated Solvents. Chemistry and Transport of Petroleum Hydrocarbons. Identification of Biased Environmental Data. Forensic Techniques Used in Environmental Litigation. Contaminant Transport Modeling. Forensic Review of Environmental Trial Exhibits. Appendix A - Sample Calculation for the Transport of PCE Vapor through Concrete Pavement. Appendix B - Sample Calculation for the Transport of PCE Liquid Through Concrete via Diffusion. Appendix C - Properties of Alcohol Oxygenates and Ether Oxygenates. Appendix D - Advective and Partitioning Transport Equations of Radon for Detecting Diesel in Groundwater. Appendix F - Chemical and Commerical Synonyms for Selected Chlorinated Solvents and Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Appendix G - Laboratory Terms and Definitions. Index.

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