Based on a symposium sponsored by the Environmental Division of the American Chemical Society, Perchlorate in the Environment is the first comprehensive book to address perchlorate as a potable water contaminant. The two main topics are: analytical chemistry (focusing on ion chromatography and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry), and treatment or remediation. Also included are topics such as ion exchange, phytoremediation, bacterial reduction of perchlorate, bioreactors, and in situ bioremediation. To provide complete coverage, background chapters on fundamental chemistry, toxicology, and reulatory issues are also included. The authors are environmental consultants, government researchers, industry experts, and university professors from a wide array of disciplines.

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I. Towards a General Understanding of Perchlorate.- 1 The Problem and Perversity of Perchlorate.- 2 The Chemistry of Perchloric Acid and Perchlorate Salts: Realizing the Benefits.- 3 Toxicology of Perchlorate.- 4 Regulating Perchlorate in Drinking Water.- II. Quantitation of Perchlorate in the Analysis of Water.- 5 Recent Developments in the Analysis of Perchlorate Using Ion Chromatography.- 6 Analysis of Trace Level Perchlorate in Drinking Water and Ground Water by Electrospray Mass Spectrometry.- 7 Perchlorate Analysis with the AS16 Separation Column.- 8 Sensitivity and Selectivity Enhancement in Perchlorate Anion Quantitation Using Complexation-Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry.- III. Treatment and Remediation Strategies and Technologies.- 9 Reduction of Perchlorate Ion by Titanous Ions in Ethanolic Solution.- 10 Investigation of Perchlorate Removal in Drinking Water Sources by Chemical Methods.- 11 Modeling the Formation of Ion Pairs in Ion Exchange Resins and Effects on Perchlorate Treatment Chemistry.- 12 The Treatability of Perchlorate in Groundwater Using Ion-Exchange Technology.- 13 The Removal of Perchlorate from Waters Using Ion-Exchange Resins.- 14 Removal and Destruction of Perchlorate and Other Anions from Ground Water Using the ISEP+TM System.- 15 The Design of Selective Resins for the Removal of Pertechnetate and Perchlorate from Groundwater.- 16 Efficient Treatment of Perchlorate (ClO4?)-Contaminated Groundwater with Bifunctional Anion Exchange Resins.- 17 Long-Term Release of Perchlorate as a Potential Source of Groundwater Contamination.- 18 Evaluation of Biological Reactors to Degrade Perchlorate to Levels Suitable for Drinking Water.- 19 An Autotrophic System for the Bioremediation of Perchlorate from Groundwater.- 20 Risk Assessment ofPerchlorate in Biota, Soil, and Groundwater at Agricultural Site in Southern California.- 21 Influences on Phytoremediation of Perchlorate-Contaminated Water.- 22 In Situ Bioremediation of Perchlorate in Groundwater.- 23 Treatment of Groundwater Containing Perchlorate Using Biological Fluidized Bed Reactors with GAC or Sand Media.- 24 The Diverse Microbiology of (Per)chlorate Reduction.- 25 Isolation and Characterization of Two Novel Per(chlorate)-Reducing Bacteria from Swine Waste Lagoons.- Contributors.- Common abbreviations and initials.