Environmental geochemistry : site characterization, data analysis and case histories /: site characterization, data analysis and case histories. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Benedetto De Vivo, Harvey E. Belkin, Annamaria Lima.
• Other Names: De Vivo, B (Benedetto); Belkin, H. E; Lima, Annamaria
• Contents: PROPOSED TABLE OF CONTENTS; ; 1)Introduction. 2)The role of geochemistry in environment and health problems. 3)Regional Programs. FOREGS. Sampling methods for different media - Stream sediments, soils, waters. 4) Environmental impact of the disposal of solid by-products from waste incineration processes. 5)Household hazardous waste disposal as a pathway for environmental pollution. 6)Sampling methods for site characterization and waste disposal. 7)Site investigations of stream and groundwaters: How to avoid getting into deep water. 8) Methods of chemical analysis of organics and quality controls; 9)Data base management at regional scale; 10)Data analysis and treatment, at local scale, using GIS and GeoDAS. 11)Evaluation of background/baseline values. 12)Geochemical mapping of urban areas. Examples on the munipal soils of Napoli, Avellino, Caserta, Benevento and Salerno towns. 13) Thermodynamics of platinum, palladium, and rhodium with inorganic ligands in the environment. 14)Trace metals speciation and bioavailability in soil. 15)Environment pollution, epidemiology and Workers problems. 16)Medical Geology: Application to arsenic and fluorine poisoning in southwest Guizhou Province, China; 17)Contaminated land in Britain. 18)The US brownfields program: Case studies reflect progress and challenges. 19)Case history of site characterization in Italy: Bagnoli brownfield site.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Elsevier Science
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (350 pages)
• Subjects: 551.9; Environmental geochemistry; Çevre jeokimyası
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080558950
• Related ISBNs: 008055895X
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