Practical Environmental Analysis

New techniques, improved understanding and changes in regulations relating to environmental analysis means that students, technicians and lecturers alike need an up-to-date guide to practical environmental analysis. This unique book provides detailed instructions for practical experiments in environmental analysis. The comprehensive coverage includes the chemical analysis of important pollutants in air, water, soil and plant tissue, and the experiments generally require only basic laboratory equipment and instrumentation. The content is supported by theoretical material explaining, amongst other concepts, the principles behind each method and the importance of various pollutants. Also included are suggestions for projects and worked examples. Appendices cover environmental standards, practical safety and laboratory practice. Building on the foundations laid by the highly acclaimed first edition, this new edition has been revised and updated to include information on new monitoring techniques, the Air Quality Index, internet resources and professional ethics. Like its predecessor, this informative text is certain to be valued as an indispensable guide to practical environmental analysis by students on a variety of science courses and their lecturers. Reviews of the first edition: "I strongly urge academics in chemistry, biology, botany, soil science, geography and environmental science departments to give [this book] serious consideration as a course text." Malcolm Cresser, Environment Department, University of York, UK "Destined to become a course text for many university courses ... a high quality, informative introductory text ... there should be multiple copies on most university's library shelves." Environmental Conservation

"This unique book provides detailed instructions for practical experiments in environmental analysis. The comprehensive coverage includes the chemical analysis of important pollutants in air, water, soil and plant tissue, and the experiments generally require only basic laboratory equipment and instrumentation. The content is supported by theoretical material explaining, amongst other concepts, the principles behind each method and the importance of various pollutants. Also included are suggestions for projects and worked examples. Appendices cover environmental standards, practical safety and laboratory practice." Building on the foundations laid by the first edition, this new edition has been revised and updated to include information on new monitoring techniques, the Air Quality Index, internet resources and professional ethics. Like its predecessor, this text is certain to be valued as an indispensable guide to practical environmental analysis by students on a variety of science courses and their lecturers.

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This supplemental, laboratory textbook for undergraduate courses provides detailed instructions for experiments in the chemical analysis of important pollutants in air, water, soil, and plant tissues that illustrate the application of classical and instrumental techniques to environmental analysis. A brief introduction explaining why a particular substance is important and describing its behavior in the environment is given before each experiment. Distributed in the US by Springer Verlag. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Dr. Miroslav Radojevic, Associate Professor. School of Science and Technology, Univeristy Malaysia Sabah.

Professor, Dr. Vladimir Bashkin is the author of 22 books, including Modern Biogeochemistry and Environmental Chemistry: Asian lessons (by Kluwer), and more than 100 papers. Under his supervision more than 20 PhD and DrSc dissertations were presented in various countries and universities. He is the board member of 5 international journals in field of environmental pollution. During 5 yr period he was selected as a vice-chairman of Working Group of Effects (scientific committee) of UN/EC Long-Range Trans-boundary Air Pollution Convention.