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"Introduction to Environmental Forensics 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. It gives the environmental scientist, engineer, and legal specialist 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. 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."

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Author:   Brian L. Murphy (Exponent, Incorporated, Sarasota, FL, USA) ,  Robert D. Morrison (DPRA, San Marcos, CA, USA) ,  Robert D. Morrison (DPRA, San Marcos, CA, USA) ,  Robert D. Morrison (DPRA, San Marcos, CA, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.800kg
ISBN:  

9780123695222

ISBN 10:   0123695228
Pages:   776
Publication Date:   01 May 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780124046962
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

1. Applications of Environmental Forensics 2. Site History: The First Tool of the Environmental Forensics Team 3. Photogrammetry, photointerpretation, and Digital Imaging and Mapping in Environmental Forensics 4. The Measurement Process 5. Statistical Methods 6. Statistical Tools for Ratio Data 7. Principal Components Analysis and Receptor Models in Environmental Forensics 8. Recepter Models for Source Apportionment of Suspended Particles 9. Chemical Fingerprinting Methods 10. Application of Stable Isotopes and Radio Isotopes in Environmental Forensics 11. Forensic Applications of Contaminant Transport Models in the Subsurface 12. Forensic Air Dispersion Modeling and Analysis 13. Environmental Forensic Microscopy 14. Applications of Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) in Environmental Forensic Studies 15. Emerging Forensic Techniques

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