Environmental Contaminants Using natural archives to track sources and long-term trends of pollution /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Blais, Jules M. (Editor), Rosen, Michael R. (Editor), Smol, John P. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research, 18
• Subjects: Environment.; Hydrology.; Water quality.; Water pollution.; Environmental management.; Environmental chemistry.; Ecotoxicology.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Water Quality/Water Pollution.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Environmental Chemistry.
• Physical Description: XVI, 509 p. 102 illus., 44 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9789401795418
• ISSN: 1571-5299 ;

The human footprint on the global environment now touches every corner of the world. This book explores the myriad ways that environmental archives can be used to study the distribution and long-term trajectories of chemical contaminants. The volume first focuses on reviews that examine the integrity of the historic record, including factors related to hydrology, post-depositional diffusion, and mixing processes. This is followed by a series of chapters dealing with the diverse archives and methodologies available for long-term studies of environmental pollution, such as the use of sediments, ice cores, sclerochronology, and museum specimens.