Pattern recognition and other chemometrical techniques are important tools in interpreting environmental data. This volume presents authoritatively state-of-the-art procedures for measuring and handling environmental data. The chapters are written by leading experts.

This book gathers the latest research in the study of polymers as natural nanocomposites. Topics discussed include the comparative analysis of reinforcement mechanisms; the geometry of intercomponent interactions; the reinforcement structural model; stress concentration and strength; the structural analysis of thermo-physical properties and elasticity modulus and polymer chains tightness.