| View Larger Image | Environmental Forensics: Contaminant Specific Guide | Hardcoverby Robert D. Morrison (Author), Brian L. Murphy (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Academic Press | | Page Count: | 576 Pages | | Publication Date: | December 30, 2005 | | Sales Rank: | 530,190th |
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Environmental forensics is the application of scientific techniques for the purpose of identifying the source and age of a contaminant. Over the past several years, this study has been expanding as a course of study in academia, government and commercial markets. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are among the governmental agencies that utilize the study of environmental forensics to ensure national security and to ensure that companies are complying with standards. Even the International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE), a group supported by the European Commission and the World Bank, utilizes the study of environmental forensics as it applies to terror threats.This title is a hands-on guide for environmental scientists, engineers, consultants and industrial scientists to identify the origin and age of a contaminant in the environment and the issues involved in the process. An expansion of the authors' first title with Academic Press, Introduction to Environmental Forensics, this is a state-of-the-art reference for those exploring the scientific techniques available. * Up-to-date compendium for referencing forensic techniques unique to particular contaminants.* International scientific unit system* Contributors from around the world providing international examples and case studies. |
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| Introduction to Environmental Forensics, Second Edition
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| Practical Environmental Forensics: Process and Case Histories
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| Introduction to Environmental Forensics
by Brian L. Murphy (Author), Robert D. Morrison (Author)
Environmental forensics is a relatively new specialty that seeks to answer questions about environmental contamination: (1) Whose contamination is it? (2) When did it occur? (3) How did it occur? (4) What are the consequences and extent of liability? This practical book outlines the advantages and disadvantages of various techniques that can be used to answer these questions and allocate responsibility.
Introduction to Environmental Forensics provides the first complete, scientific...
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