Evolution of Organic Analytical Methods in Environmental Forensic Chemistry

Wait, A. Dallas

doi:10.1006/enfo.1999.0001

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“…During the 1980s, regulatory method development advanced, but acquiring quality data remained a struggle, even though acceptable and defensible data quality was widely recognized as a cornerstone to the validity of decisions made by environmental managers [21]. The measurement process includes all sampling, analysis, and data management efforts, as shown in Figure 1.…”

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The Importance of Data Reliability and Usability When Assessing Impacts of Marine Mineral Oil Spills

Wait

2021

Toxics

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Spilled mineral oils in the marine environment pose a number of challenges to sampling and analysis. Mineral oils are complex assemblages of hydrocarbons and additives, the composition of which can vary considerably depending on the source oil and product specifications. Further, the marine microbial and chemical environment can be harsh and variable over short times and distances, producing a rigorous source of hydrocarbon degradation of a mineral oil assemblage. Researchers must ensure that any measurements used to determine the nature and extent of the oil release, the fate and transport of the mineral oil constituents, and any resultant toxicological effects are derived using representative data that adhere to the study’s data quality objectives (DQOs). The purpose of this paper is to provide guidance for crafting obtainable DQOs and provide insights into producing reliable results that properly underpin researchers’ findings when scrutinized by others.

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The Importance of Data Reliability and Usability When Assessing Impacts of Marine Mineral Oil Spills

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2021

Toxics

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Critical Review of Environmental Forensic Techniques: Part I

Morrison

2000

Environmental Forensics

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A multitude of forensic techniques are available for age dating and source identi®cation, including aerial photography interpretation, corrosion models, the commercial availability of a compound, chemical associations with discrete type processes, chemical pro®ling, degradation models and contaminant transport models. These techniques, however, are rarely challenged or discussed in the literature relative to the scrutiny encountered in environmental litigation. When introduced as scienti®c evidence, the governing assumptions and quality of the data are critically evaluated and frequently successfully challenged. The purpose of this paper is to review ®ve types of forensic techniques and discuss their merits so that a user can decide which technique, or combination of techniques, is most appropriate for developing the technical portion of a case.# 2000 AEHS

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