Environmental Risk Assessment Reports: A Practical Guide to Understanding, Managing and Reviewing - Couverture rigide

Benjamin, Sally-L; Belluck, David-A

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ISBN 10 : 1566704480 ISBN 13 : 9781566704489

Editeur : CRC Press Inc, 2001

Synopsis

Providing a comprehensive text and practical guide to the technical and process issues that arise in the preparation of an environmental risk assessment report, A Practical Guide to Understanding, Managing, and Reviewing Environmental Risk Assessment Reports supplies project managers and team members with information that will : Assist in effective management of all aspects of risk assessment projects ; Provide a basic understanding of the technical fields involved in the development of a risk assessment ; Enhance project team member ability to work together and with contractors ; Illustrate the basic elements of a typical risk assessment ; Provide proven methods to effectively review each interim or final contractor work product ; Help avert or solve common risk assessment report problems ; Assist in the effective use of library, government, and electronic data sources ; Provide practical strategies for development of an on-time, high-quality report within budget ; Supply a comprehensive listing of references for use in development of a risk assessment report ; Give guidance on managing risk assessments and contractors. Many technical papers, guidance documents, and books cover the technical disciplines involved in preparing specific portions of a risk assessment report. None includes the type of information you need to deal with the multitude of practical issues routinely encountered in developing environmental risk reports. The techniques offered in A Practical Guide to Understanding, Managing, and Reviewing Environmental Risk Assessment Reports will help you keep the report development process on Crack, manage and control consultants, and create a report that people tan understand, review, trust, and use. This is an excellent introductory text for students in environmental sciences, public policy analysis, regulatory affairs, as well as for citizen advocates and attorneys.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Sally L. Benjamin, M.S., J.D., is an environmental scientist and attorney with more than 25 years of professional experience in environmental policy, natural resources management, and public dispute resolution. Ms. Benjamin's rm, Risk Writers, Ltd., 3108 46th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406, conducts historical and technical research for environmental litigation and provides expert services in toxicology, environmental science, and the history of science. Ms. Benjamin earned her Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Mans eld State College, Pennsylvania, her Master of Science from the Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Minnesota. She is a member of the Hennepin County Bar and of the Minnesota and the Wisconsin State Bar Associations. Her research interests include environmental impacts of local land use planning, interrelationships of transit, traf c and urban air quality, manufactured gas plant history, and the role of environmental science in litigation, public policy, legislation, and regulation. David A. Belluck, B.S., Ph.D., is a toxicologist and risk assessor with more than 30 years experience in public health and environmental science. Dr. Belluck is principal toxicologist for Risk Writers, Ltd., 3108 46th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406. Dr. Belluck provides expert services for litigation in the areas of toxicology, environmental risk, and the history of science. Dr. Belluck publishes extensively on risk assessment, toxicology, and groundwater protection. His current research interests include historical toxicology of manufactured gas plants and improved project management techniques for risk assessment and public decisionmaking. He is a member of the National Advisory Committee to the U.S. EPA on Ambient Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs). Dr. Belluck earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1566704480
• ISBN 13: 9781566704489
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 678
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible