Description
Book SynopsisEnvironmental forensics is emerging as a useful interdisciplinary method of investigation used in developing and resolving cases of environmental contamination. This book is the first guide to this important field, offering crucial step-by-step guidance on the practice of environmental forensics.
Table of ContentsThe Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth.
A Legacy of Waste and Chemical Pollution.
Introduction to Environmental Law.
An Introduction to Insurance Coverage for Environmental Losses.
Site Histories: The Paper Trail How and Why to Follow It.
The Forensic Application of Contaminant Transport Models.
Chemical Fingerprinting.
Forensic Applications of Environmental Health Sciences.
Risk Assessments.
Why Use Visuals.
Evidence Issues: Getting Expert Opinions Past the Judicial Gatekeeper and Into Evidence.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques.
The Management of Forensic Cases.
Environmental Extortion.
A Lesson in Communications.
Allocation, Allocation, Allocation.
Deflating Environmental Costs.
Guilt by Association.
An Issue of Disclosure.
Settling a Claim.
A Cost of Doing Business.
A Sudden and Accidental Event.
An Act of God.
Appendices.
