Description
Environmental Geochemistry: Site Characterization, Data Analysis, Case Histories, and Associated Health Issues provides a wealth of information on modern geochemical methods, techniques, and procedures for those studying toxic substances found in soil, air, and water. This new edition takes an especially close look at environmental pollution and its impact on human health.The first third of the book looks at a variety of methods and procedures, such as taking groundwater samples, biological monitoring, geochemical mapping, and models of geochemical speciation. This is followed by a close look at different pollutants, including lead and pesticides. The authors conclude with several detailed case histories examining health issues resulting from environmental pollution.Environmental researchers and practitioners will return to this book again and again in their work towards understanding and reducing the environmental pollutants that affect our health.- Provides an in-depth examinations of the latest geochemical techniques and procedures- Presents a detailed analysis of various applied studies in pollution and contamination- Includes new case histories that highlight environmental pollution and related health issues
Table of Contents
SECTION 1 Methods and proceduresCHAPTER 1 Field methods in regional geochemical surveysCHAPTER 2 Sampling methods for site characterizationCHAPTER 3 Contaminated groundwater sampling and quality control of water analysesCHAPTER 4 The collection of drainage samples for environmental analyses from active stream \channelsCHAPTER 5 Biological monitoring for environmental health risk assessmentCHAPTER 6 Data conditioning of environmental geochemical data: Quality control procedures used in the British Geological Survey's regional geochemical mapping projectCHAPTER 7 Gas chromatographic methods of chemical analysis of organics and their quality controlCHAPTER 8 Evaluation of geochemical background at regional and local scales by fractal filtering technique: case studies in selected Italian areasCHAPTER 9 Geochemical mapping of urban areasCHAPTER 10 Chemical speciation to assess bioavailability, bioaccessibility, and geochemical forms of potentially toxic metals (PTMs) in polluted soilsCHAPTER 11 Extraction and characterization of pore water from contaminated soilsCHAPTER 12 Models of geochemical speciation: Structure and applicationsSECTION 2 Pollution and contaminationCHAPTER 13 Progressive advances in applications of lead and strontium isotopes as monitors of anthropogenic contaminants in the surficial environmentCHAPTER 14 Polyurethane foam-based passive air samplers in monitoring persistent organic pollutants: Theory and applicationCHAPTER 15 Legacies of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in soil of China—A review, and cases in Southwest and Southeast ChinaCHAPTER 16 The Bagnoli-Napoli brownfield site in Italy: Before and after the first remediation phaseSECTION 3 Associated health issuesCHAPTER 17 Potential contaminants and sustainable HazMat infrastructure: Neodeterministic (NDSHA) approach guarantees prevention rather than cure. The Bhopal—Madhya Pradesh, India—Gas tragedy caseCHAPTER 18 Applications of geochemistry to medical geologyCHAPTER 19 Environmental human health issues related to indoor air pollution from domestic biomass use in rural China: A reviewCHAPTER 20 Properties, utilization, and potential health and environmental issues of depleted uranium (DU) for military and civilian useCHAPTER 21 Biological, chemical, and environmental threats of toxic desert dust to military personnelCHAPTER 22 Indoor mercury pollution in the herbaria: Risk assessment for workers' health and potential solutions. The studies at the Florence (Italy) herbariaCHAPTER 23 Occurrence and risk assessment of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in multimedia environment from Zigui Karst Area, China
