Monitors of Organic Chemicals in the Environment: Semipermeable Membrane Devices

2006 | Publisher: Other (Springer) | Format: URL

www.springer.com — Monitors of Organic Chemicals in the Environment, written by two CERC scientists (Jim Huckins and Jim Petty) and a collaborator from The Netherlands (Kees Booij). Twenty years ago, scientists at the Columbia Environmental Research Center began developing a diffusion membrane to aid in isolating contaminants from fish tissue, which ultimately led More... Monitors of Organic Chemicals in the Environment, written by two CERC scientists (Jim Huckins and Jim Petty) and a collaborator from The Netherlands (Kees Booij). Twenty years ago, scientists at the Columbia Environmental Research Center began developing a diffusion membrane to aid in isolating contaminants from fish tissue, which ultimately led to the development of the semipermeable membrane device (SPMD), a passive sampler for organic contaminants that is now used worldwide. This new book is a guide for users and managers faced with contaminant issues, which includes study designs, field deployment, sample processing, bioassays of SPMD extracts and case studies. Less...