02949nam 2200613Ia 450 991027958850332120200520144314.01-135-81468-60-429-23279-91-138-97310-61-280-40505-897866104050530-203-47690-510.4324/9780203476901 (CKB)111056485550800(EBL)167200(OCoLC)52089021(SSID)ssj0000079978(PQKBManifestationID)11120445(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000079978(PQKBWorkID)10076385(PQKB)11462169(MiAaPQ)EBC167200(OCoLC)1000438524(EXLCZ)9911105648555080019980121d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInternational trade in hazardous waste /D. Kofi Asante-Duah, Imre V. NagyLondon ;New York E&FN Spon19981 online resource (202 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-203-23648-3 0-419-21890-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Legislative-regulatory controls affecting waste management schemes; Global dimensions of waste disposal practices; The transboundary shipments of hazardous wastes; Controlling the transboundary movements of hazardous wastes; Ramifications of a hazardous waste trade; A conceptual formulation for waste trade evaluations; Assessing the viability of a waste trade programme; Towards a global environmental policy-making; An epilogue; References; Further reading; Recommended journals; IndexThis book discusses the need for a regulated and informed forum for international trade in hazardous waste. The authors argue that with careful planning, health and ecological risks can be minimized and net economic benefits realized fairly. The book examines the key parameters that should be considered by potential trading nations to ensure an optimally safe and mutually beneficial partnership. The authors provide comprehensive coverage of the political, environmental, industrial and economic issues involved in this complex and increasingly controversial practice.Hazardous wastesTransportationLaw and legislationHazardous wastesManagementHazardous wastesTransportationLaw and legislation.Hazardous wastesManagement.363.72878Asante-Duah D. Kofi592473Nagy Imre V970580MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910279588503321International trade in hazardous waste2206015UNINA