This publication is based on peer-reviewed manuscripts from the 2014 International Network of Environmental Forensics (INEF) Conference held at St John's College, Cambridge. INEF is an organization founded by environmental forensic scientists for the express purpose of sharing and disseminating environmental forensic information to the international scientific community. Providing a wide range of up to date topics on the advancement and refinement of environmental forensic techniques, this book ensures the reader gets a good understanding of the scope of environmental forensics. Aimed at scientists, regulators, academics and consultants throughout the world, this professionally edited book is the fourth of a series of INEF conference publications chronicling the current state of the art in environmental forensics. Priced at £125.00 US$200.00 €156.25
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This volume contains authoritative articles by a number of the leading practitioners across the globe in the environmental forensics field and aims to cover some of the main techniques and areas to which environmental forensics are being ...
Although most statistical tests are based on the assumption that the underlying distribution is normal, most environmental data appear to have frequency distributions that are log-normal. Two advantages of the log-normal distribution in ...
The application of microbiology to environmental forensic investigations involves the application of a range of sub-disciplines including microbial physiology, molecular microbial ecology and microbial biochemistry.
Adapted from Kaplan , I. et al . , Pattern of Chemical Changes in Fugitive Hydrocarbon Fuels in the Environment ... remove benezene from the groundwater is to use a cumulative ( B + T ) / ( E + X ) ratio ( Kaplan , et al . , 1996 ) .
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To understand the evolution of the regulatory environment, one must first have a general understanding of what is meant by the term environmental law. It is a concept that means different things to different people.
While 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.
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The role of environmental forensics is to identify and prevent environmental pollution, or crimes. Environmental Forensics Fundamentals: A Practical Guide