Front Matter -- General Aspects and Methodologies. Introduction / Christopher C Johnson, Alecos Demetriades -- Urban Geochemical Mapping: A Review of Case Studies in this Volume / Christopher C Johnson, Alecos Demetriades -- Sample Preparation and Inorganic Analysis for Urban Geochemical Survey Soil and Sediment Samples / Mark A Allen, Mark R Cave, Simon R N Chenery, Charles J B Gowing, Shaun Reeder -- Organic Analysis for Urban Geochemical Survey Soil Samples / Ian Harrison, Shaun Reeder -- Understanding the Quality of Chemical Data from the Urban Environment ₆ Part 1: Quality Control Procedures / Christopher C Johnson -- Understanding the Quality of Chemical Data from the Urban Environment ₆ Part 2: Measurement Uncertainty in the Decision-Making Process / Alecos Demetriades -- Data Analysis for Urban Geochemical Data / Clemens Reimann, Manfred Birke, Peter Filzmoser -- Sources of Anthropogenic Contaminants in the Urban Environment / Stefano Albanese, Neil Breward -- Building Materials: An Important Source for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Urban Soils / Morten Jartun -- Children, Soils, and Health: How Do Polluted Soils Influence Children's Health? / Howard W Mielke, Jan Alexander, Marianne Langedal, Rolf Tore Ottesen -- Hazard and Exposure Assessment in Contaminated Land Investigations and Environmental Management / Alecos Demetriades -- Regulation and Administration of Soil Pollution in Trondheim, Norway: Development of Awareness, Land Use-Specific Criteria and Local Disposal Facilities / Marianne Langedal, Rolf Tore Ottesen -- Case Studies. Soil Geochemical Baselines in UK Urban Centres: The G-BASE Project / Deirdre M A Flight, Andreas J Scheib -- Geochemical Baseline Levels and Suggested Local Guideline Values in Urban Areas in Sweden / Kaj Lax, Madelen Andersson -- Using Geochemical Baselines in the Assessment of Soil Contamination in Finland / Timo Tarvainen, Jaana Jarva -- The Scale of an Urban Contamination Footprint: Results from a Transect through Oslo, Norway / Clemens Reimann, Tor Erik Finne, Øystein Nordgulen, Arnold Arnoldussen, Peter Englmaier -- Urban Geochemistry of Berlin, Germany / Manfred Birke, Uwe Rauch, Jens Stummeyer -- Environmental Geochemical Survey of the City of Stassfurt: An Old Mining and Industrial Urban Area in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany / Manfred Birke, Uwe Rauch, Jana Chmieleski -- Systematic Urban Geochemistry of Madrid, Spain, Based on Soils and Dust / Juan Locutura, Alejandro Bel-Lan -- Urban Geochemistry of Tallinn (Estonia): Major and Trace-Elements Distribution in Topsoil / Liidia Bityukova, Manfred Birke -- Geochemical and Ecological Survey of the Prague City Area, Czech Republic / Miloslav Duri₍ -- Geochemical Mapping of Ljubljana Urban and Suburban Area, Slovenia / Robert ⁽ajn, Mateja Gosar, Milan Bidovec, Simon Pirc, Jasminka Alijagic -- Geochemical Characteristics of Lithuanian Urban Areas / Virgilija Gregorauskiene, Ricardas Tara₍kevicius, Valentinas Kadunas, Alfredas Radzevicius, Rimante Zinkute -- Advancements in Urban Geochemical Mapping of the Naples Metropolitan Area: Colour Composite Maps and Results from an Urban Brownfield Site / Stefano Albanese, Domenico Cicchella, Benedetto De Vivo, Annamaria Lima, Diego Civitillo, Antonio Cosenza, Giuseppe Grezzi -- The Lavrion Urban Geochemistry Study, Hellas / Alecos Demetriades -- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Urban Surface Soil in Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim, Norway: PAH Levels, Compositions and Ratios / Henning K B Jensen, Ola A Eggen, Stine L Fr̜land, Jenny S Sk̄rn -- Polychlorinated Dibenzo--dioxins and Dibenzofurans (PCDDs/PCDFs) in Urban Surface Soil in Norway / Malin Andersson, Yngvil Holt, Ola A Eggen -- Soil Contamination in the Urban Area of Belgrade, Serbia / Dragana Vidojevic, Aleksandra Gulan -- Clean Soil at Child-Care Centres and Public Playgrounds ₆ An Important Part of Norway's Chemical Policy / Rolf Tore Ottesen, Jan Alexander, Marianne Langedal, Gina Mikarlsen -- Geochemical Mapping of the Denver, Colorado (USA) Urban Area: A Comparison of Studies in 1972 and 2005 / David B Smith, Robert G Garrett, Graham Closs, Karl J Ellefsen, James E Kilburn, John D Horton, Steven M Smith -- Geochemical Characterization of Soil and Sediments of the City of Beira, Mozambique: A Preliminary Approach / Maria Jôo Batista, Judite Fernandes, Elsa Ramalho, L̕dia Quental, Ruben Dias, Dino Milisse, Vicente Manhi̇a, Ussene Ussene, Gr̀cio Cune, Elias X Daudi, Još T Oliveira -- Urban Geochemical Mapping in Nigeria with Some Examples from Southern Nigeria / Akinlolu F Abimbola, Akinade S Olatunji -- Geochemical Mapping of Trace Metal Pollutants in Urban Soils of Hong Kong / Xiang-Dong Li -- Index.

Includes index.

"This comprehensive text focuses on the increasingly important issues of urban geochemical mapping with key coverage of the distribution and behaviour of chemicals and compounds in the urban environment. Clearly structured throughout, the first part of the book covers general aspects of urban chemical mapping with an overview of current practice and reviews of different aspects of the component methodologies. The second part includes case histories from different urban areas around Europe authored by those national or academic institutions tasked with investigating the chemical environments of their major urban centers"-- Provided by publisher.

"This book presents, for the first time a comprehensive overview of the methods currently being employed across Europe to map the distribution of chemical elements and compounds in urban area"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.