Chemical Analysis of Contaminated Land

This book provides a unique source of reference on the chemical analysis of potentially contaminated land. It assists in specifying appropriate analyses, relevant strategies for carrying out analyses, and methods of interpreting results within the new risk-based legislative framework for contaminated land. It addresses all aspects of the analysis, from delivery of the samples to the laboratory to the presentation of the results to the clients. Emphasis is placed on concentrated, tabular data, wherever possible. Problems of analysis are highlighted and solutions are proposed. Asbestos is covered in detail in the chapter on inorganic parameters, and a chapter is included on the new techniques of ecotoxicity measurement. Directed equally at the analytical chemist and the environmental scientist or engineer responsible for commissioning analyses of potentially contaminated soil or water samples, the book is written in a way that will prove helpful to both new and experienced practitioners. As such, it is one of the first volumes to bridge the gap between the customer and the supplier.

ISBN 1841273341   Pages 312 ISBN13 9781841273341 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 715 Publisher Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.   Published in London Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.   Series editor Chalmers, John M., Handley, Alan Format Hardback   Series title Sheffield Analytical Chemistry Series Publication date 19 Jun 2003   Height (mm) 243 Library of Congress QD75.22   Width (mm) 164 DEWEY 543   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC21

		Contributors
		Preface
1		The risk assessor as the customer by K. Clive Thompson and C. Paul Nathanail		1
2		The requirements of the analytical method by David Westwood		23
3		Initial sample preparation by Mark Allen		34
4		Metal analysis by Patrick Thomas		64
5		Analysis of inorganic parameters by George E. Rayment and Ross Sadler and Andrew Craig and Barry Noller and Barry Chiswell		99
6		Petroleum hydrocarbons and polyaromatic hydrocarbons by Jim Farrell-Jones		132
7		Volatile organic compounds by Sue Owen and Peter Whittle		177
8		Non-halogenated organic compounds including semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) by Joop Harmsen and Paul Frintrop		189
9		Leaching tests by Leslie Heasman		216
10		Ecological assessment and toxicity screening in contaminated land analysis by Andreas P. Loibner and Oliver H. J. Szolar and Rudolf Braun and Doris Hirmann		229
		App. 1		268
		App. 2		273
		App. 3		275
		Index		284

"This book provides a good guide to some of the techniques on the chemical analyses of potentially contaminated land."Chemistry and Industry, 2003 "This is a very well written book with a comprehensive review of the numerous tests that may be used to evaluate contaminated land. It should be extremely useful both to the bench chemist as well as to the engineer who has responsibility of understanding safe site cleanup and a desirable end point for that process."Journal of Hazardous Materials 2004 "The advantage of this book is that it compiles together several chemistry-related issues that are usually found in separate books." "This book is useful for those who want to get an overall view of the analysis of chemicals in soils, and for those who want to learn about the analytical processes used for this, including sample preparation, analytical concepts, method validation and quality assurance/quality control." Anal Bioanal Chem 2006 "Chemical Analysis of Contaminated Land is a unique source of reference on the chemical analysis of potentially contaminated land... This book is directed at analytical chemists, environmental scientist and engineers who are responsible for commissioning analyses of potentially contaminated soil or water samples... The book bridges the gap between customers and the suppliers."Carbohydrate Polymers

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