Description
The third edition of Introduction to Environmental Forensics is a state-of-the-art reference for the practicing environmental forensics consultant, regulator, student, academic, and scientist, with topics including compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA), advanced multivariate statistical techniques, surrogate approaches for contaminant source identification and age dating, dendroecology, hydrofracking, releases from underground storage tanks and piping, and contaminant-transport modeling for forensic applications. Recognized international forensic scientists were selected to author chapters in their specific areas of expertise and case studies are included to illustrate the application of these methods in actual environmental forensic investigations. This edition provides updates on advances in various techniques and introduces several new topics.- Provides a comprehensive review of all aspects of environmental forensics- Coverage ranges from emerging statistical methods to state-of-the-art analytical techniques, such as gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry and polytopic vector analysis- Numerous examples and case studies are provided to illustrate the application of these forensic techniques in environmental investigations
Table of Contents
Section 1: Background Information1. Applications of Environmental Forensics2. Documentary Resources3. Remote Sensing4. The Measurement Process5. Statistical Methods6. Collection of Forensic Information in a Site Investigation 7. Chemical Partitioning and Transport in the EnvironmentSection 2: Chemical, Biological and Isotopic Pattern Recognition Methods8. Petroleum9. Chlorinated Solvents10. Congener analysis11. Application of Stable Isotopes and Radioisotopes in Environmental Forensics 12. Soil Forensics13. Forensic Microscopy14. Fracking15. DendroecologySection 3: Forensic Modeling16. Forensic Applications of Contaminant Transport Models in the Subsurface 17. Underground Storage Tanks And Piping 18. Advanced Multi-Component Analysis 19. Source Apportionment Methods20. Receptor Modeling
