Introduction to Environmental Forensics
Edited by- Brian Murphy, Exponent, Incorporated
Sarasota, Florida, U.S.A. - Robert Morrison, DPRA
San Marcos, California, U.S.A.
- Brian Murphy, Exponent, Incorporated
Sarasota, Florida, U.S.A. - Robert Morrison, DPRA
San Marcos, California, U.S.A.
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.
Audience
Environmental consultants and engineers, environmental attorneys, technical specialists who monitor environmental pollution and contamination, and upper-division students in related areas.
Hardbound, 776 Pages
Published: March 2007
Imprint: Academic Press
ISBN: 978-0-12-369522-2
Contents
- Chapter 1Applications of Environmental ForensicsBrian L. MurphyChapter 2Site History: The First Tool of the Environmental Forensics TeamShelley Bookspan, A.J. Gravel, and Julie CorleyChapter 3Photogrammetry, photointerpretation, and Digital Imaging and Mapping in Environmental ForensicsJames I. EbertChapter 4The Measurement ProcessDallas Wait and Charles RamseyChapter 5Statistical MethodsThomas D. Gauthier and Mark HawleyChapter 6Statistical Tools for Ratio DataMichael E. GinevanChapter 7Principal Components Analysis and Receptor Models in Environmental ForensicsGlenn W. Johnson, Robert Ehrlich, William Full and Scott RamosChapter 8 Recepter Models for Source Apportionment of Suspended ParticlesJohn G. Watson and Judith C. ChowChapter 9Chemical Fingerprinting MethodsGregory S. Douglas, Stephen D. Emsbo-Mattingly, Scott A. Stout, Allen D. Uhler, and Kevin J. McCarthyChapter 10Application of Stable Isotopes and Radio Isotopes in Environmental ForensicsR. Paul Philp and Emilie JardéChapter 11Forensic Applications of Contaminant Transport Models in the SubsurfaceAshok Katyal and Robert D. MorrisonChapter 12Forensic Air Dispersion Modeling and AnalysisBruce A. Egan and Brian L. MurphyChapter 13Environmental Forensic MicroscopyJames R. Millette and Richard S. BrownChapter 14Applications of Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) in Environmental Forensic StudiesA. Mohamad Ghazi, PhDChapter 15Emerging Forensic TechniquesJean-Christopher Balouet, Gil Oudijk, Ioana Petrisor, and Robert Morrison
