Fingerprinting Techniques Targeting the Contaminants within the Environmental Matrix

The testing techniques presented in Chapter 4 were based on analysis (chemical or isotopic) of the target contaminant or of a compound linked to the targeted contaminant (e.g., signature chemical or degradation product). In this chapter, testing techniques that are more complex are reviewed. These techniques investigate the target contaminant or associated compounds within the environmental media/ matrix where these contaminants occur (at the time of sampling). Thus, two sets of analyses are performed:

1. Analysis of targeted contaminants and associated compounds using one of the techniques described in Chapter 4.