Environmental Forensics

by Morrison, Robert D.; O'Sullivan, Gwen

• ISBN13: 9781847552587
• ISBN10: 1847552587
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-12-30
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Summary

Environmental forensics is now recognized as an accredited science which aims to solve the problems associated with environmental contamination. This professionally edited and well organized book is the first in a series which will archive key presentations from the annual conferences sponsored by the Society of Environmental Forensics. The long term objective is to compile a library of the global knowledge that tracks the evolution of this emerging science.

Table of Contents

Differentiating Aged Petroleum Hydrocarbons from Modern Phytogenic Hydrocarbons in High Organic Content Soils Using Biomarkers	p. 1
Oil Profiling of a Diesel Spill at Sea: Semi-Volatile Organics and Trace Metals Analysis	p. 12
Estimating Contaminant Emissions via Wind-Blown Particles	p. 22
Stable Isotope Diagnostics of Chlorinated Solvents in Contaminated Aquifers	p. 30
Forensic Application of Environmental Isotopes in Chlorinated Solvent Investigations	p. 38
Forensic Visualization of the Transport and Accumulation of Anthracene in Kandelia Candel (L.) Druce Leaves	p. 51
Position Specific Isotope Analysis: the Ultimate Tool in Environmental Forensics?	p. 60
Application of CDOM Fluorescence to Indicate Physical Dynamics on the Ocean Surface	p. 71
Chemical Oxidative Degradation of MTBE in Groundwater by Waste Steel Scrap	p. 83
Dendroecological Methods for Dating Petroleum Releases to Soil and Groundwater: The Use of Elemental Markers	p. 91
Environmental Forensics and Environmental Law in French and European Perspectives: A Two Ways Approach	p. 108
Scientist as Historian or Historian as Scientist: Developing Useful History for Litigation of Groundwater Contamination by TCE	p. 114
Environmental Forensics: An Evolutionary Perspective	p. 129
Gasoline Leakage Forensics using Compound-Specific Hydrogen Isotope Analyses: A Case Study	p. 153
Forensic Tracking of Sewage Waste	p. 164
Sulphur and Boron Isotope Variations to Track Air Pollutant Deposition in the Castle River of Southern Alberta, Canada	p. 176
The Use and Misuse of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (Nhanes) Data for Assessing Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals	p. 188
Principle Components Analysis of Environmental Chemical Data: Experience and Application	p. 202
Forensic Methods for Chlorinated Solvents	p. 210
Use of Statistical Tools to Improve Confidence in Analytical Conclusions	p. 228
Molecular Microbial Forensics	p. 240
Measurement of Laboratory Uncertainty	p. 259
Sampling Strategies in Environmental Criminal Cases	p. 275
Age Dating the Release of PCE, TCE and TCA using Stabilizers and Feedstock Impurities as Indicators	p. 289
Author Index	p. 305
Subject Index	p. 306
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