
Introduction to Environmental Forensics
- 3rd Edition - July 30, 2014
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Brian L. Murphy, Robert D. Morrison
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 0 4 6 9 6 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 0 4 7 0 7 - 5
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Request a sales quote- 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
Environmental consultants, environmental attorneys, graduate and undergraduate students; environmental laboratories and employees; international, federal, state and local regulators
Section I. Basic Information
Chapter 1. Applications of Environmental Forensics
- 1.1. Introduction
- 1.2. Chemical Characterization and/or Delineation of Contamination
- 1.3. Reconstructing Historical Releases and Establishing Background
- 1.4. Determination of Responsibility and Allocation of Liability
- 1.5. Insurance Litigation
- 1.6. Toxic Torts
Chapter 2. Essential Historical Research Methods and Their Application to Environmental Forensics
- 2.1. Introduction
- 2.2. Historical Research for Site Assessment or Responsibility Assignment
- 2.3. Historical Research and Analysis for Apportionment and Cost Allocation
- 2.4. The Historian’s Contribution to Liability Determinations
- 2.5. The Historian’s Contribution to Cost Allocation
- 2.6. Historical Research and Analysis for Matters of “Intentionality”
- 2.7. Conclusion
Chapter 3. Photogrammetry, Photointerpretation, and Digital Imaging and Mapping in Environmental Forensics
- 3.1. The Aerial Photographic Record
- 3.2. Principles of Photogrammetry
- 3.3. Photointerpretation
- 3.4. Analytical Products and Preparation of Exhibits
- 3.5. Case Studies
- 3.6. Conclusion
Chapter 4. The Measurement Process
- 4.1. Introduction
- 4.2. Sampling and Analytical Errors in the Measurement Process
- 4.3. Planning
- 4.4. Sampling Different Media
- 4.5. Data Assessment
- 4.6. Conclusion
Chapter 5. Statistical Methods
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. Background
- 5.3. Applications in Environmental Forensics
- 5.4. Conclusion
Chapter 6. Identification of Forensic Information from Existing Conventional Site-Investigation Data
- 6.1. Introduction
- 6.2. Site History
- 6.3. Geological Data
- 6.4. Hydrogeological Data
- 6.5. Contaminant Chemistry Data
- 6.6. High Resolution Site Characterization (HRSC) Data
- 6.7. Data Reflecting Postrelease Contaminant Concentration Pattern Changes
- 6.8. Conclusion
Chapter 7. Chemical Partitioning and Transport in the Environment
- 7.1. Introduction
- 7.2. Chemical Parameters
- 7.3. Fugacity Description of Partitioning
- 7.4. Mass-Transfer Models
- 7.5. The Advection–Dispersion Equation
- 7.6. Conclusion
- List of Symbols and Abbreviations
Section II. Chemical, Biological, And Isotopic Pattern-Recognition Methods
Chapter 8. Hydrocarbon Fingerprinting Methods
- 8.1. Introduction
- 8.2. Overview of Chemical Fingerprinting Methodology
- 8.3. Quality Assurance and Quality Control
- 8.4. Volatile Hydrocarbon Fingerprinting Methods
- 8.5. Semivolatile Hydrocarbon Fingerprinting Methods
Chapter 9. Source Identification and Age Dating of Chlorinated Solvents
- 9.1. Introduction
- 9.2. Product Formulations and Diagnostic Stabilizers
- 9.3. Manufacturing Impurities
- 9.4. Manufacturing Impurities to Distinguish New and Used Vapor Degreasing Chlorinated Solvents
- 9.5. Symmetric Tetrachloroethane for Age Dating PCE and TCE
- 9.6. Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis (CSIA)
- 9.7. Reconstructed Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Plume Technique
- 9.8. Conclusion
Chapter 10. Congeners: A Forensics Analysis
- 10.1. Introduction
- 10.2. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
- 10.3. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
- 10.4. Dioxins and Furans
- 10.5. Other Chemical Families
- 10.6. Developing Analytical Tools for Forensic Studies of Congeners
- 10.7. Conclusion
Chapter 11. Application of Stable Isotopes and Radioisotopes in Environmental Forensics
- 11.1. Introduction
- 11.2. Radioisotope Age Dating of Contaminants in Sediments and Groundwater
- 11.3. Use of Stable Isotopes to Identify Contaminant Sources
- 11.4. Biodegradation
- 11.5. Vocs and Vapor Intrusion
- 11.6. Sources and Sink of Atmospheric Gases
- 11.7. Combining Isotope Methods with Other Methods
- 11.8. Inorganic Isotopes
- 11.9. Shale Gas, Shale Oil, and Hydrofracking
- 11.10. Developments in LC/IRMS
Chapter 12. Criminal and Environmental Soil Forensics: Soil as Physical Evidence in Forensic Investigations
- 12.1. Introduction
- 12.2. Soil and Forensic Context
- 12.3. Classic Methods of Characterizing Soil for Forensic Investigations
- 12.4. The Practice of Forensic Investigations Relating to Soil
- 12.5. Developments in Analysis of Soil Samples
- 12.6. Characterization of Soil Organic Matter
- 12.7. Maximization of Soil Evidence by Integration and Use of Databases
Chapter 13. Environmental Forensic Microscopy
- 13.1. Introduction
- 13.2. Sampling and Analysis Equipment
- 13.3. Determining the Nature of Contaminants
- 13.4. Measuring the Extent of a Specific Contaminant
- 13.5. Case Studies: Examples of Environmental Forensic Microscopy Investigations
- 13.6. Conclusion
Chapter 14. Hydraulic Fracturing: Data Analysis Methods to Identify Sources of Dissolved Gas and Chemical Compounds in Drinking Water Wells
- 14.1. Introduction
- 14.2. Chemical Characterization of Potential Sources for The Drinking Water Well in Question
- 14.3. Sampling of Drinking Water Wells
- 14.4. Laboratory Analysis
- 14.5. Data Analysis Methods to Investigate The Source(s) of Gases in Drinking Water Wells
- 14.6. Conclusion
Chapter 15. Forensic Applications of Dendroecology
- 15.1. Introduction
- 15.2. Terminology
- 15.3. Principles
- 15.4. Dendroecology/Phytoscreening Sampling
- 15.5. Sample Preparation and Analysis
- 15.6. Forensic Opportunities
- 15.7. Interpretation of Dendroecology/Phytoscreening Data
- 15.8. Conclusion
Section III. Forensic Modeling
Chapter 16. Forensic Applications of Subsurface Contaminant Transport Models
- 16.1. Introduction
- 16.2. Contaminant Releases on a Paved and Unpaved Surface
- 16.3. Contaminant Transport Through a Paved Surface
- 16.4. Contaminant Transport Through an Unpaved Surface
- 16.5. Contaminant Transport Through Soil
- 16.6. Groundwater Models
- 16.7. Conclusion
Chapter 17. Forensic Investigation of Underground Storage Tanks and Subsurface Piping
- 17.1. Introduction
- 17.2. Forensic Sampling During Tank Excavation
- 17.3. Historical UST Standards
- 17.4. Corrosion
- 17.5. Conclusion
Chapter 18. Principal Components Analysis and Receptor Models in Environmental Forensics
- 18.1. Introduction
- 18.2. Principal Components Analysis
- 18.3. Self-Training Receptor-Modeling Methods
- 18.4. The Influence of Alteration Processes on Mixing Models
- 18.5. Conclusion
Chapter 19. Multivariate Statistical Methods and Source Identification in Environmental Forensics
- 19.1. Introduction
- 19.2. Multivariate Methods
Chapter 20. Receptor Models and Measurements for Identifying and Quantifying Air Pollution Sources
- 20.1. Introduction
- 20.2. The General Air Quality Model
- 20.3. The Chemical Mass Balance Receptor Model
- 20.4. Chemical Components (i)
- 20.5. Source Profiles (j)
- 20.6. Sampling Periods (k)
- 20.7. Particle Size (m)
- 20.8. Receptor Locations (l)
- 20.9. Estimating Uncertainties (σCikl, σFij, and σSjkl)
- 20.10. Receptor-Model Application and Validation Protocol
- 20.11. Conclusion
- Edition: 3
- Published: July 30, 2014
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 704
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780124046962
- eBook ISBN: 9780124047075
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Brian L. Murphy
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