Environmental Forensics for Persistent Organic Pollutants - 9780444594242

Environmental Forensics for Persistent Organic PollutantsAuthor(s): Gwen O'Sullivan, Court Sandau\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Elsevier Science Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780444594242, 978-0444594242\nSynopsis\nEnvironmental 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.