ABSTRACT

This type of forensic investigation refers to practical situations in which multiple contaminants of the same type were released over the years at neighboring industrial sites with similar historical operations. The challenge is to evaluate if the contamination released at each of the sites affected the environment of the other site. This is particularly challenging when most of the contaminants released are similar between sites, and the sites have recorded historical releases and similar operations. This forensic investigation type is strategically described in Table 9.1.