Publisher's Synopsis
Many advances in isotope applications for environmental contaminant investigations have been realized in the past decade and these techniques are becoming more widely accepted among the private sector and regulatory communities. However, descriptions of isotope techniques relevant to environmental contaminant investigations are scattered throughout numerous published journal articles and conference proceedings. This book will bring together a broad range of analytical and investigative isotope techniques relevant to the environmental consultancy and regulatory communities with topics including hydrology, geochemistry, and source discrimination and demonstration of transformation/degradation of major contaminant groups including petroleum hydrocarbons, chlorinated solvents and other organic constituents of concern, and metals and other inorganic constituents of concern. This book is intended to be a practical guide to bridge the gap between academic studies and practical application. However, sufficient background and theory will be presented to provide the reader with a thorough understanding of isotope systems and behavior in the environment.
