Risk Assessment in Environmental Management
A Guide for Managing Chemical Contamination Problems
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.
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.
"This book offers a didactically well-presented, mainlytheoretical, systematic and no-nonsense approach to environmentalrisk assessment. ... This book targets environmental consultingprofessionals, environmental managers in industry, environmentalregulatory officials, public health and environmental healthprofessionals and policy analysts.
Through its scope, its systematic approach and its accessibilityfor a wide array of environmental specialists, this book could wellbecome a standard reference in its field." Luc Hens,InternationalJournal of Environment and Pollution
...an excellent scholarly and comprehensive document whichshould be quite valuable for practitioners..." (TheEnvironmentalist, Vol.22, 2002)