Mapping the chemical environment of urban areas

INDICE: Contributors Foreword Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Acronyms 1IntroductionReferences 2 Urban Geochemical Mapping: A Review of Case Studies in this Volume2.1 Introduction2.2 Methodologies and strategies for urban sampling2.3 Chemical analysis2.4 Quality control2.5 Interpreting and presenting theresults2.6 Legislation2.7 Communication2.8 Future trendsReferences 3 Sample Preparation and Inorganic Analysis for Urban Geochemical Survey Soil and Sediment Samples3.1 Introduction3.2 Field sample preservation3.3 Physical sample preparation3.4 Determination of bulk properties3.5 Analytical sample preparation3.6 Instrumental analysis for inorganic analytes3.7 Application of quality assurance3.8 Health and safety issuesReferences 4 Organic Analysis for Urban Geochemical Survey Soil Samples4.1 Introduction4.2 Field sample preservation4.3 Organic sample preparation4.4 Instrumental analysis for organic analytes4.5 Application of quality assurance/quality controlReferences 5 Understanding the Quality of Chemical Data from the Urban Environment - Part 1: Quality Control Procedures5.1 Introduction5.2 Preparing for quality control5.3 Operational aspectsof quality control5.4 Assessing data quality5.5 Data storage5.6 Concluding remarksAcknowledgementsReferences 6 Understanding the Quality of Chemical Data from the Urban Environment - Part 2: Measurement Uncertainty in the Decision-Making Process6.1 Introduction6.2 Estimation of uncertainty due to sampling and analysis6.3 Practical detection limit and analytical precision6.4 Limitations of the geochemical data set: quality and reliability6.5 Effects of uncertaintyand probabilistic risk assessment maps6.6 Worked examples6.7 Probabilistic risk assessment mapping using kriging6.8 Discussion and conclusionsAcknowledgementsReferences 7 Data Analysis for Urban Geochemical Data7.1 Introduction7.2 Preparations for data analysis7.3 Urban geochemistry of Berlin7.4 ConclusionsReferences 8 Sources of Anthropogenic Contaminants in the Urban Environment8.1 Introduction8.2 Heavy metals8.3 Gaseous pollutants8.4 Organic compounds8.5 Discussion and conclusionsReferences 9 Building Materials: An Important Source for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Urban Soils9.1 Introduction9.2 What are PCBs?9.3 PCBs in the urban environment: levels and concerns9.4 Discussion: the road aheadReferences 10 Children, Soils, and Health: How Do Polluted Soils Influence Children's Health?10.1 Introduction10.2 Sources of arsenic, lead, BaP and PCB in urban soils10.3 Exposure, uptake and health effects10.4 Discussion and conclusionsReferences 11 Hazard and Exposure Assessment in Contaminated LandInvestigations and Environmental Management11.1 Introduction11.2 Site conceptual model11.3 Hazard and exposure assessment11.4 Environmental management11.5 Risk perception and communication11.6 Discussion and conclusions11.7 RecommendationsReferences 12 Regulation and Administration of Soil Pollution in Trondheim, Norway: Devel

• ISBN: 978-0-470-74724-7
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 584
• Fecha Publicación: 11/03/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés