Description
Book SynopsisRisk assessment is an important part of the formal EIA process. This text provides an overview of risk assessment methods and tools applicable to environmental management problems. It also covers concepts and techniques/methodologies for performing human health and environmental risk assessments.
Trade Review"... systematic and comprehensive in its discussion of the subjectmatter .... offers a detailed and insightful overview of riskassessment methodologies, covering both human health assessment andenvironmental assessment." Veerle Heyvaert, Reciel
"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)
Table of ContentsA 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.
