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PublisherCRC Press LLC

ISBN-100849350077

ISBN-139780849350078

eBay Product ID (ePID)50943012

Product Key Features

Number of Pages408 Pages

Publication NameMethods in Environmental Forensics

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

SubjectChemistry / Environmental (See Also Environmental Science), Environmental, Forensic Science, Chemistry / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLaw, Science

AuthorStephen M. Mudge

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight24.9 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2008-013349

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal658

Table Of ContentApproaching Environmental Forensics. Radionuclides in the Environment: Tracers and Dating. Chemical Fingerprinting of Petroleum Hydrocarbons. Biomarkers and Stable Isotopes in Environmental Forensic Studies. Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Analysis in Water, Sediments, and Soils and Its Application in Environmental Forensics. Application of Molecular Microbiology to Environmental Forensics. Biological Communities as a Forensic Tool in Marine Environments. Normalisation Techniques in the Forensic Assessment of Contaminated Environments. Multivariate and Geostatistical Methods in Environmental Forensics. Identification of Air Pollution Sources via Modelling Techniques. Evidence and Expert Witnesses in Environmental Forensics Cases. Index

SynopsisWhile environmental catastrophes can be naturally occurring, often they are the result of criminal intent or malfeasance. Sorting out the details when the land itself is the only witness requires a special set of investigative skills. For accountability to be established, investigators must be able to answer these questions with a measure of scientific certainty: How and when did the contamination occur? Who caused the contamination? What are the consequences and extent of liability? Offering investigators a complete field manual, Methods in Environmental Forensics organizes the work of leading international experts who demonstrate the most effective techniques for determining the source of environmental contaminations. The book begins with the presentation of a case and follows the tasks of an active investigator from the case's inception up through the delivery of expert court testimony. The text then reviews those scientific methods that have been used with success in environmental forensic investigations. Detailed information is provided on chemical fingerprinting techniques as they apply to ground water, soils, sediments, and air. Lastly, the scientific methods presented are examined from a legal perspective with an emphasis on the admissibility and presentation of evidence and the delivery of expert testimony. This unique and comprehensive volume gives forensic chemists, investigators and attorneys the tools needed to solve mysteries of toxic devastation and build cases that will establish the accountability of those responsible. Its editor, Stephen M. Mudge, has been conducting environmental forensic investigations for many years. He has served as an expert witness in several environmental contamination cases, and he continues to research new methods for the quantification and source apportionment of chemicals around the world., This comprehensive manual outlines the techniques for solving the mystery of an environmental contamination catastrophe. The book begins with an overview of the path of an environmental case from its inception to court testimony. This analysis is followed by a review of the various scientific methods that have been used successfully in the past in solving environmental forensic cases. Detailed information is provided on chemical fingerprinting techniques applicable to ground water, soils, sediments, and air. Lastly, the scientific methods are examined from a legal perspective in a section on evidence and expert witnesses.

LC Classification NumberTD193.4