Environmental Forensics Fundamentals: A Practical Guide

ISBN-13: 9781466571587 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 445 str.

Ioana Gloria Petrisor

Opis

This book provides state-of-the-art information in the emerging field of environmental forensics. Exemplified through real case studies, it provides an up-to-date overview of main environmental forensics techniques. Emphasizing methodologies targeting both the contaminant and the associated environmental matrix, it presents a variety of challenging situations and offers appropriate solutions through practical application of forensic techniques. The book is meant to function as a road map providing users with a comprehensive forensic toolkit and the knowledge of how to use it in challenging situations.

Spis treści

Section I Evidence. Environmental Forensic Evidence. Obtaining Defensible Evidence. Nontesting Techniques: The First Forensic Tools. Fingerprinting Techniques Targeting the Contaminants and/or Associated Compounds. Fingerprinting Techniques Targeting the Contaminants within the Environmental Matrix. Fingerprinting Techniques Targeting Traces Left by Contaminants in the Environment. Section III Challenges and Solutions. Finding the "Needle in the Haystack". When Site Mitigation Leaves Pollution Behind. Neighboring Industrial Sites with Complex Releases of Similar Contaminants. Environmental "Poisoning" Story. Residential Pool Disputes. When All Is Uncertain or Unknown. Forensic Investigation Leading to Scientific Discoveries. When Nothing Else Works. Investigation. Conclusions. Epilogue: What Does the Future Hold? References. SI and US Units of Measure Conversion Chart. Index.

O autorze

Dr. Ioana G. Petrisor is a biochemist specializing in environmental forensics and litigation support. As an instructor with the AEHS (Association for Environmental Health and Sciences) Foundation and EOS (Environmental, Outreach, and Stewardship) Alliance, she teaches both online and in-class environmental forensic courses. Dr. Petrisor has a PhD in biochemistry (environmental biotechnology) from the Romanian Academy of Sciences and a bachelor’s in chemistry (biochemistry major) from Bucharest University, Romania. She is editor-in-chief of the Environmental Forensics Journal, and has extensive publication experience, including an invention patent, six book chapters, over 70 research and review articles, 12 editorials, and three technical guidelines.