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Overview
Molecular markers are substances that serve as source indicators and process probes. This comprehensive collection examines the use of molecular markers in environmental geochemistry. It presents recent research on three classes of markers: contemporary biogenic markers, fossil biomarkers, and anthropogenic markers.
Synopsis
Molecular markers are substances that serve as source indicators and process probes. This comprehensive collection examines the use of molecular markers in environmental geochemistry. It presents recent research on three classes of markers: contemporary biogenic markers, fossil biomarkers, and anthropogenic markers.
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Reports recent developments in using molecular markers to provide information about sources of organic matter and the physical, chemical, and biological processes that act on them; they can be particularly useful when there is no direct means of establishing the contribution of a non-specific pollutant or when it is of interest to know whether the target compounds have undergone alteration following release into the environment. The 26 papers, from a symposium in Orlando, Florida in August 1996, consider contemporary biogenic markers, fossil biomarkers, and anthropogenic markers including contaminant assemblages. Among specific topics are soot as a strong partition medium for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in aquatic systems, a preliminary environmental study in Queensland, and higher molecular weight terpenoids as indicators of organic emissions from terrestrial vegetation. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.