Methods in environmental forensics /

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. For accountability to be established, investigators must be able...

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Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Mudge, Stephen M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©2009.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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. For accountability to be established, investigators must be able to answer these questions with a measure of scientific certainty:How and when did the contamination occur? Who caused the contamination? What are the consequences and extent of liability? Offering investigators a complete field manual, Methods in Environ.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 386 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781420006056
1420006053
0849350077
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0429245246
9780429245244
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9781281724151
9786611724153
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