Risk Assessment in Environmental Management: A Guide for Managing Chemical Contamination Problems - Couverture rigide

Asante-Duah, D. Kofi

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0471981478 ISBN 13 : 9780471981473

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1998

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Book by AsanteDuah D Kofi

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Quatrième de couverture :

Environmental contamination issues are a complex problem withworldwide implications. Risks to both human and ecological healthas a result of toxic materials present or introduced into theenvironment are a matter of grave concern to modern society. Theeffective management of environmental contamination problems hastherefore become an important environmental priority that willremain a growing social challenge for years to come. Riskassessment promises a way for developing appropriate strategies toaid environmental management decisions in this arena. Riskassessment is a tool used to organize structure, and compilescientific information in order to help identify existing hazardoussituations or problems, anticipate potential problems, establishpriorities, and provide a basis for regulatory controls and/orcorrective actions. This book attempts to provide a concise, yetcomprehensive overview of the many facets/aspects relating tochemical risk assessments. It presents some very important toolsand methodologies that can be used to help resolve environmentalcontamination problems in a consistent, efficient andcost–effective way. Overall the book represents a collection andsynthesis of the principal elements of the risk assessment processthat pertain to environmental contamination problems. It offers anunderstanding of the scientific basis of risk assessment and itsapplications in the environmental industry ? including a portrayalof how the risk assessment process fits into regulatory policies.The subject matter of this book can indeed be used to aid theresolution of a variety of environmental management problems.

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Provides a concise and comprehensive overview of the manyfacets/aspects relating to chemical risk assessments. It is asuperb introduction for anyone needing to have a knowledge of howto conduct, evaluate or review risk assessment for environmentaltoxicants.

Environmental contamination issues are a complex problem withworldwide implications. Risk assessment is a tool used to organizestructure, and compile scientific information in order to helpidentify existing hazardous situations or problems, anticipatepotential problems, establish priorities, and provide a basis forregulatory controls and/or corrective actions.

This book presents some very important tools and methodologiesthat can be used to help resolve environmental contaminationproblems in a consistent, efficient and cost–effective way. Itrepresents a collection and synthesis of the principal elements ofthe risk assessment process that pertain to environmentalcontamination problems. It offers an understanding of thescientific basis of risk assessment and its applications in theenvironmental industry – including a portrayal of how the riskassessment process fits into regulatory policies.

Written for both the novice and experienced professional, thisbook will serve as a useful reference for anyone encountering riskassessment in environmental management programs.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0471981478
• ISBN 13: 9780471981473
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 536