Critical Updates to the Environmental Science Deskbook

Environmental law can be just as complex as the diverse environments found around the world, branching into specific contexts and media requiring multiple disciplines, unique terminology, and acronyms to navigate. 

The Environmental Science Deskbook (Environmental Law Series) by Thomson Reuters has served as a guide for environmental lawyers around the globe for nearly three decades. This reference book solves the problem of explaining complex concepts of environmental science with plain-English explanations of scientific terms, acronyms, concepts, methods, and applications.

Originally edited by James Conrad, the latest version, now available, is co-edited by Exponent's William Goodfellow. It contains chapters and sections written or updated by Exponent's Meg McArdle, Kristin Lennox, Heather Watson, and Jason James, as well as contributions from co-authors. The 884-page tome covers many areas of environmental science, including: 

1. Numbers, Statistics and Environmental Decision-making (2024 Revision updated by Kristin Lennox and Heather Watson)
2. Physics and Chemistry (2024 Revision updated by Jason James and co-authors)
3. Sampling and Analysis
4. Health Risk Assessment
5. Groundwater
6. Surface Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment (2024 Revision updated by William Goodfellow)
7. Solid Waste and Contaminated Soil
8. Air
9. Wetlands (2024 Revision updated by Meg McArdle and co-author)
10. Environmental Forensics (2024 Revision updated by Jason James and co-authors)
11. Scientific and Technical Aspects of Industrial Hygiene

From the publication: "The text enables you to be conversant with such acronyms as PAHs, PQLs, VOCs, BOD, and DNAPLS and have a better understanding of environmental science concepts from fields such as statistics, physics, chemistry, and toxicology."