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

ISBN: 978-0-471-98147-3
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536 pages
October 1998
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A GENERAL OVERVIEW.

The Nature of Environmental Contamination Problems.

Characterization of Environmental Contamination Problems.

Legislative-Regulatory Control Needs for the Management ofEnvironmental Contamination Problems.

PRINCIPLES OF RISK ASSESSMENT.

Fundamentals of Hazard, Exposure, and Risk Assessment.

The Risk Assessment Process.

Basic Concepts in Risk Assessment Practice.

PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS OF A RISK ASSESSMENT.

Determination of Contaminant Fate and Behavior in theEnvironment.

Hazard Identification, Data Collection, and Data Evaluation.

Design of Conceptual Models and Exposure Analysis.

The Toxicology of Environmental Contaminants and Hazard EffectsDetermination.

Risk Characterization and Uncertainty Analysis.

RISK ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES AND METHODS OF APPROACH.

Human Health Risk Assessments.

Ecological Risk Assessments.

Probabilistic Risk Assessments.

DETERMINATION OF ACCEPTABLE RISK-BASED LIMITS FOR ENVIRONMENTALCHEMICALS.

General Protocols for Establishing Acceptable ChemicalConcentrations and Environmental Quality Criteria.

Development of Risk-Based Remediation Goals.

THE ROLE OF RISK ASSESSMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTDECISIONS.

Illustrative Examples of Risk Assessment Practice.

Design of Risk Management Programs.

Risk Assessment Applications to Environmental ManagementProblems.

APPENDICES.

Index.
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