Persistence and Spatial Range of Environmental Chemicals
New Ethical and Scientific Concepts for Risk Assessment
1st Edition
Published on 30. October 2002
Book
Hardback
XIV, 294 pages
978-3-527-30527-8 (ISBN)
Description
Chemical risk assessment for the thousands of chemicals currently in use is a near-impossible task with the methodology used so far. This book provides the first coherent introduction to a new concept based on the criteria of persistence and spatial range. The concept makes chemical risk assessment manageable while still providing a meaningful evaluation of each chemical. Essential reading for everybody needing to stay in touch with the progress in scientific research on environmental chemicals or the current debate on chemicals regulation.
More details
Edition
1., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
Weinheim
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Umweltchemiker, Ökotoxikologen, Toxikologen, Umweltrechtler
Illustrations
26 s/w Abbildungen, 24 s/w Tabellen
glossary, index, references
Dimensions
Height: 24 cm
Width: 17 cm
Weight
732 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-527-30527-8 (9783527305278)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
M. Scheringer, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zuerich, Switzerland
Content
Preface. Connecting Environmental Chemistry and Ethics. Unresolved Problems in Environmental Risk Assessment of Chemicals. Overcomplexity and Normative Indeterminacy of Environmental Systems. Environmental Chemicals, Temporal and Spatial Range, and Environmental Justice. Persistence and Spatial Range as Measures of Environmental Threat. Methods for Calculating Persistence and Spatial Range. Multi Media Box Models for Persistence and Spatial Range. Characterizing Chemicals by Means of Persistence and Spatial Range. Persistent Organic Pollutants. Implications for the Assessment of Chemicals. Appendix: Mathematical Treatment of Multi Media Box Models. Glossary. References. Index.