Environmental forensics

• Corporate Author: Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)
• Other Authors: Hester, R. E., Harrison, Roy M., 1948-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK : RSC Pub., ©2008.
• Series: Issues in environmental science and technology ; 26.
• Subjects: Environmental forensics.; Environmental monitoring.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781615833580; 1615833587; 9781847558343; 1847558348; 0854049576; 9780854049578
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 175 pages) : illustrations, maps
• ISSN: 1350-7583
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

Environmental forensics' is a combination of analytical and environmental chemistry, which is useful in the court room context. It therefore involves field analytical studies and both data interpretation and modelling connected with the attribution of pollution events to their causes. Recent decades have seen a burgeoning of legislation designed to protect the environment and, as the costs of environmental damage and clean-up are considerable, not only are there prosecutions by regulatory agencies, but the courts are also used as a means of adjudication of civil damage claims relating to envir.