Much new material has been added to this second edition. Besides a totally new chapter on radionuclides, the text has been reorganized and updated with separate chapters on metals, light nonaqueous phase liquids (LNAPLs), dense nonaqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs), and biodegradation. Also, some end-of-chapter exercises have been added. The dictionary of inorganic pollutants has been enlarged and some important organic pollutants added. The former appendices listing drinking water standards, water quality criteria, and sample collection protocols have been omitted because these data are continually changing and are readily available on the Internet. However, the goals of the book remain the same—to help non-chemist environmental professionals and students work with.
