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Hazardous waste risk assessment /D Kofi Asante-Duah

By: D Kofi Asante-DuahContributor(s): D Kofi Asante-DuahMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher number: Gifted by-Dr.J.P.GuptaPublication details: Boca Raton, Fla. : Lewis Publishers , ©1993Description: 384 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN: 0873715705Subject(s): Social problemsGenre/Form: Hazardous wastes--Risk assessmentDDC classification: 363.7287 DUA

Contents:

Ch. 1. Introduction. 1.1. The Nature of Hazardous Wastes. 1.2. Waste Classification Systems. 1.3. Health and Environmental Implications of Waste Management Practices. 1.4. The Need for Regulations and Prescriptions for Environmental Programs. 1.5. Pertinent Statutes and Regulations. 1.5.1. Clean Air Act (CAA). 1.5.2. Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). 1.5.3. C]ean Water Act (CWA). 1.5.4. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). 1.5.5. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, or "Superfund"). 1.5.6. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 1.5.7. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). 1.5.8. Endangered Species Act (ESA). 1.5.9. Other Program -- Ch. 2. Fundamentals of Hazard, Exposure, and Risk Assessment. 2.1. The Nature of Hazard and Risk. 2.2. What Is Risk Assessment? 2.3. Why Perform Risk Assessment? 2.4. Risk Assessment Goals, Requirements, and Attributes. 2.5. Risk Assessment for Hazardous Waste Site Problems.

Summary: Comprehensively examines concepts and techniques in risk assessment that can be applied to hazardous waste problems. This book emphasizes the use of health risk assessment to support management decisions on hazardous waste disposal and site remediation programs. It uses step-by-step numerical case evaluations.

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Ch. 1. Introduction. 1.1. The Nature of Hazardous Wastes. 1.2. Waste Classification Systems. 1.3. Health and Environmental Implications of Waste Management Practices. 1.4. The Need for Regulations and Prescriptions for Environmental Programs. 1.5. Pertinent Statutes and Regulations. 1.5.1. Clean Air Act (CAA). 1.5.2. Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). 1.5.3. C]ean Water Act (CWA). 1.5.4. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). 1.5.5. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, or "Superfund"). 1.5.6. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 1.5.7. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). 1.5.8. Endangered Species Act (ESA). 1.5.9. Other Program --
Ch. 2. Fundamentals of Hazard, Exposure, and Risk Assessment. 2.1. The Nature of Hazard and Risk. 2.2. What Is Risk Assessment? 2.3. Why Perform Risk Assessment? 2.4. Risk Assessment Goals, Requirements, and Attributes. 2.5. Risk Assessment for Hazardous Waste Site Problems.

Comprehensively examines concepts and techniques in risk assessment that can be applied to hazardous waste problems. This book emphasizes the use of health risk assessment to support management decisions on hazardous waste disposal and site remediation programs. It uses step-by-step numerical case evaluations.

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