Environmental Forensics for Persistent Organic Pollutants

✍ Scribed by Gwen O'Sullivan and Court Sandau (Auth.)

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2014
• Leaves: 410
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Environmental Forensics for Persistent Organic Pollutants represents the state-of-the-art in environmental forensics in relation to persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The book is a complete reference for practitioners and students, covering a range of topics from new analytical techniques to regulatory and legal status in the global community.

Through case studies from leading international experts, real-world issues - including the allocation of responsibility for release into the environment - are resolved through the application of advanced analytical and scientific techniques. This book introduces and assesses the development of new techniques and technologies to trace the source and fate of newly emerging and classic POPs (perfluoroalkyl substances, brominated flame retardants, organochlorine pesticides, perfluorinated chemicals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and polychlorinated biphenyls) in environmental media, including atmospheric, marine, freshwater, and urban environments.

• Real-world case studies show the application of advanced analytical and scientific techniques
• Discussion of GC*GC provides an introduction and assessment of a novel technique from leaders in the field
• Introduces the development of new analytical techniques (such as 2-D GC*HC and LC*LC) to trace the source and fate
• Raises awareness about the health and environmental impact of persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
• Outlines the development of international measures to control POPs so that chemists can understand the legal issues

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front-matter, Pages i,iii
Copyright, Page iv
Foreword, Pages xiii-xiv
List of Contributors, Pages xv-xvi
Chapter 1 - Brief Overview: Discovery, Regulation, Properties, and Fate of POPs, Pages 1-20
Chapter 2 - Environmental Regulation and Litigation, Pages 21-57
Chapter 3 - Analytical Methodology of POPs, Pages 59-139
Chapter 4 - Sample Collection and Management for Environmental Forensic Investigations, Pages 141-162
Chapter 5 - Biomonitoring for POPs, Pages 163-197
Chapter 6 - Atmospheric Fate and Behavior of POPs, Pages 199-289
Chapter 7 - POPs in the Terrestrial Environment, Pages 291-356
Chapter 8 - POPs in Marine and Freshwater Environments, Pages 357-390
Index, Pages 391-407