For science Laboratory Technicians

Living systems are made up of various complex biomolecules like carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, etc. These biomolecules interact with each other and constitute the molecular logic of life processes.

Environmental biochemists and toxicologists are interested in the assessment of these molecules and how they interact in both living and nonliving systems, they also monitor the  environments for the presence of toxic substances, the effects of toxins on biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems, and the metabolism and biological and environmental fate of toxins.

This book is specifically tailored to support all training needs for laboratory technician students studying for a Environmental science course from certificate through to graduate level. The book is comprehensive yet simplified and is enrich with hundreds of revision questions to make it more learner-centered resource. It was developed in the context of the current and future job marketability skills required to work effectively and efficiently as a competent laboratory technician.

Living systems are made up of various complex biomolecules like carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, etc. These biomolecules interact with each other and constitute the molecular logic of life processes.

Biochemists and toxicologists are interested in the assessment of these molecules and how they interact in both living and nonliving systems, they also monitor the  environments for the presence of toxic substances, the effects of toxins on biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems, and the metabolism and biological and environmental fate of toxins.

This book is specifically tailored to support all training needs for laboratory technician students from certificate through to graduate level. The book is comprehensive yet simplified and is enrich with hundreds of revision questions to make it more learner-centered resource. It was developed in the context of the current and future job marketability skills required to work effectively and efficiently as a competent laboratory technician. 

Environmental pollution is a reality that may not go away soon. Due to environmental pollution, the globe is experiencing unprecedented levels of global warming, climate change and disease outbreaks. Industrial wastes, pesticides and other toxic substances are released into the environment at a rate which the environment cannot sustain. Their effects are obviously devastating and are a threat to the global socioeconomic.

 Identifying and elimination of these substances is very fundamental in the management of environmental pollution. Environmental Chemistry and analytical techniques is a discipline within environmental science that deals with the study of origin, transport, reactions, effects and fates of pollutants in the environments. It is mostly concerned with the application of concepts, principles and theories of environmental chemistry to the analysis of environmental samples in a regulatory setting.

In depth knowledge of environmental chemistry and analytical technologies and how to apply them to a specific sample is critical to driving understanding about a new chemical phenomenon and for providing the data required to make critical decisions during R&D, drive product improvement or meet regulatory compliance requirements.

This book introduces the basic environmental concepts, principles and techniques required to carry out basic types of environmental analytical techniques including sampling and sample preparation, and its subsequent qualitative and quantitative analysis that will ultimately lead to determination of environmental pollutants and their toxicological effects and eventually implementation of policies and other legal frameworks that can be instituted to address this devastating  global concern