Environmental Impact Of Chemicals
Assessment And Control
Published on 2. July 1996
Book
Hardback
243 pages
978-0-85404-795-6 (ISBN)
Description
Environmental Impact of Chemicals contains a collection of views and theoretical discussions from industrialists, scientists and regulators which outline the latest legislative position and current state of the art on the rapidly changing field of environmental risk assessment. Risk assessment in safety and, to an increasing extent, chemical product registration, has been practised for many years. It is only relatively recently, however, that it has been routinely applied to chemicals released into the environment. This book describes the underlying science of such assessment, the problems associated with it and the difficulties involved in communicating the results to the general public. The book is highly practical and written from an applied perspective, with the majority of contributors being practitioners in the field. It will prove useful to researchers and professionals in industry as well as to consultancy and governmental bodies.
Reviews / Votes
"There is enough science, regulation and practice here to educate toxicologists, regulators and those who may cause chemical risks....This is a valuable book for the environmental student and scientist and for the thinking toxicologist." * Human & Experimental Toxicology (1997) 16 * "This book is highly practical and the researchers, professionals in industry, environmental consultants and government bodies will find it extremely useful." * J. Env Sci Health Vol B32 No 2 1997 *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85404-795-6 (9780854047956)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Overview of Risk Assessment and its Applications; The Role of Toxicology in Risk Assessment; Toxicological Information from Animal Data: Methylene Chloride; Dealing with Genotoxic Carcinogens: A UK Approach; Dealing with Genotoxic Carcinogens: Refining the US Approach; Toxicological Information from Human Data; Integrated Pollution Control: Application of Principles to Establish BPEO and BATNEEC; Guideline Values for Contaminated Land: Underlying Risk Assessment Concepts; Contaminated Land and Water Quality Standards; OPRA: Operator and Pollution Risk Appraisal; Site-Specific Considerations in Risk Assessment; Information Sources Covering the Environmental Impact of Chemicals; The Acquisition of Environmental Data for Legislative Purpose; Environmental Classification and Risk Assessment; Communicating the Results of a Risk Assessment: Lessons from Radioactive Waste Disposal; Risk Assessment and Reality: Recognising the Limitations; Subject Index.