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Book A Risk Management Strategy for PCB Contaminated Sediments

Download or read book A Risk Management Strategy for PCB Contaminated Sediments written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-06-07 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a risk-based framework for developing and implementing strategies to manage PCB-contaminated sediments at sites around the country. The framework has seven stages, beginning with problem definition, continuing through assessment of risks and management options, and ending with an evaluation of the success of the management strategy. At the center of the framework is continuous and active involvement of all affected parties-particularly communities-in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the management strategy. A Risk-Management Strategy for PCB-Contaminated Sediments emphasizes the need to consider all risks at a contaminated site, not just human health and ecological effects, but also the social, cultural, and economic impacts. Given the controversy that has arisen at many PCB-contaminated sites, this book provides a consistent, yet flexible, approach for dealing with the many issues associated with assessing and managing the risks at Superfund and other contaminated sites.

Book Polychlorinated Biphenyls and the Environment

Download or read book Polychlorinated Biphenyls and the Environment written by United States. Interdepartmental Task Force on PCBs and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Environmental Medicine

    Book Details:
  • Author : Committee on Curriculum Development in Environmental Medicine
  • Publisher : National Academies Press
  • Release : 1995-05-12
  • ISBN : 0309568722
  • Pages : 988 pages

Download or read book Environmental Medicine written by Committee on Curriculum Development in Environmental Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1995-05-12 with total page 988 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People are increasingly concerned about potential environmental health hazards and often ask their physicians questions such as: "Is the tap water safe to drink?" "Is it safe to live near power lines?" Unfortunately, physicians often lack the information and training related to environmental health risks needed to answer such questions. This book discusses six competency based learning objectives for all medical school students, discusses the relevance of environmental health to specific courses and clerkships, and demonstrates how to integrate environmental health into the curriculum through published case studies, some of which are included in one of the book's three appendices. Also included is a guide on where to obtain additional information for treatment, referral, and follow-up for diseases with possible environmental and/or occupational origins.

Book Occupational Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls  PCBs

Download or read book Occupational Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCBs written by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Environmental Health Criteria for Polychlorinated Biphenyls  PCBs   Polychlorinated Terphenyls  PCTs

Download or read book Environmental Health Criteria for Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCBs Polychlorinated Terphenyls PCTs written by World Health Organization and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Polychlorinated Biphenyls

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  • Author : U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Publisher : BiblioGov
  • Release : 2013-07
  • ISBN : 9781289216856
  • Pages : 204 pages

Download or read book Polychlorinated Biphenyls written by U. S. Environmental Protection Agency and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA's struggle to protect health and the environment is seen through each of its official publications. These publications outline new policies, detail problems with enforcing laws, document the need for new legislation, and describe new tactics to use to solve these issues. This collection of publications ranges from historic documents to reports released in the new millennium, and features works like: Bicycle for a Better Environment, Health Effects of Increasing Sulfur Oxides Emissions Draft, and Women and Environmental Health.

Book Polychlorinated Biphenyls

Download or read book Polychlorinated Biphenyls written by Obaid Faroon and published by WHO. This book was released on 2003 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) are synthetic chlorinated hydrocarbon compounds, produced commercially since 1929 for use in a variety of products including plastics and adhesives, surface coatings, inks, flame retardants, pesticides and paints. PCBs are environmentally persistent, and accumulate in the food chain. They are designated by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants as persistent pollutants, and many countries have severely restricted or banned the production of PCBs. This report evaluates the effects of PCBs on human health, caused due to exposure by inhaling contaminated air or ingesting contaminated food and water.

Book Polychlorinated Biphenyls   Biological Criteria For an Assessment of the Air Effects on Environmental Quality

Download or read book Polychlorinated Biphenyls Biological Criteria For an Assessment of the Air Effects on Environmental Quality written by National Research Council of Canada. Associate Committee on Scientific Criteria for Environmental Quality and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Polychlorinated Biphenyls  PCBs   Mammalian and Environmental Toxicology

Download or read book Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCBs Mammalian and Environmental Toxicology written by Stephen Safe and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been produced commercially since be fore 1930. They proved to be highly versatile mixtures and their uses continued to expand during the early 1970's even after the unanticipated world-wide en vironmental contamination had been discovered (Jensen et aI. , 1969; Koeman et aI. , 1969). Over 600,000 metric-tons were produced and/or used in the U. S. during this time and it is estimated that worldwide production totaled about 1,200,000 metric-tons (Table 1). With low acute toxicities (Fishbein, 1974), these mixtures were considered gen erally biologically inactive even though industrial exposure had demonstrated he patic and dermatological effects (Fishbein, 1974; Hansen, 1987). Thus, use and disposal were not carefully monitored and it is estimated that one-third of the world-wide production of PCBs has been released into the global environment (Table 1). Table 1. Estimated production and disposition of PCBs b U. s. a Worldwide 6 6 Production/use 610 X 10 kg 1200 X 10 kg Mobil environmental reservoir 82 400 Static reservoirs In service 340 Dumps 130 Total static 470 800 a NAS, 1979 b Tatsukawa and Tanaba, 1984 2 Environmental Distribution Many countries now impose strict controls on the use and release of PCBs. Re lease into the environment has declined dramatically in the last decade, but con tinued release from reservoirs (Table 1) into burdened ecosystems (Table 2) ap pears inevitable for several more decades (Barros et aI. , 1984).

Book PCBs and the Environment

Download or read book PCBs and the Environment written by John S. Waid and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Final Environmental Impact Statement  Rule Making on Polychlorinated Biphenyls

Download or read book Final Environmental Impact Statement Rule Making on Polychlorinated Biphenyls written by United States. Food and Drug Administration and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Canadian Soil Quality Guidelines for Polychlorinated Biphenyls  PCBs

Download or read book Canadian Soil Quality Guidelines for Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCBs written by Canada. National Guidelines and Standards Office and published by National Guidelines and Standards Office. This book was released on 2001 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Guide for ship scrappers   tips for regulatory compliance

Download or read book A Guide for ship scrappers tips for regulatory compliance written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Environmental Health Criteria for Polychlorinated Biphenyls  PCBs   Polychlorinated Terphenyls  PCTs

Download or read book Environmental Health Criteria for Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCBs Polychlorinated Terphenyls PCTs written by United Nations Environment Programme. International Labour Organisation. World Health Organization. International Program on Chemical Safety and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: