Environmental Monitoring and Characterization, - Hardcover

Janick Artiola

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0120644770 ISBN 13: 9780120644773

Publisher: Academic Press, 2004

Synopsis

Environmental Monitoring and Characterization is an integrated, hands-on resource for monitoring all aspects of the environment. Sample collection methods and relevant physical, chemical and biological processes necessary to characterize the environment are brought together in twenty chapters which cover: sample collection methods, monitoring terrestrial, aquatic and air environments, and relevant chemical, physical and biological processes and contaminants.

This book will serve as an authoritative reference for advanced students and environmental professionals.

• Examines the integration of physical, chemical, and biological processes
• Emphasizes field methods and real-time data acquisition, made more accessible with case studies, problems, calculations, and questions
• Includes four color illustrations throughout the text
• Brings together the concepts of environmental monitoring and site characterization

About this title

Review:

Outlines the newest ways that environmental samples should be taken, analyzed, and interpreted

About the Author:

Dr. Ian Pepper is currently a Professor at the University of Arizona. He is also Director of the University of Arizona, Environmental Research Laboratory (ERL) and the NSF Water and Environmental Technology (WET) Center. Dr. Pepper is an environmental microbiologist specializing in the molecular ecology of the environment. His research has focused on the fate and transport of pathogens in air, water, soils and wastes. His expertise has been recognized by membership on six National Academy of Science Committees and former memberships on an EPA FIFRA Science and Advisory Panel. Dr. Pepper is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy of Microbiology, the Soil Science Society of America, and the American Society of Agronomy. He is also a Board Certified Environmental Scientist within the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists. He is the author or co-author of six textbooks; 40 book chapters; and over 180 peer-review journal articles.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0120644770
• ISBN 13: 9780120644773
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 250