05006nam 2200589Ia 450 991045598090332120200520144314.01-280-18507-497866101850780-309-58873-1(CKB)110986584753284(EBL)3377826(SSID)ssj0000283761(PQKBManifestationID)11254187(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000283761(PQKBWorkID)10250654(PQKB)11503621(MiAaPQ)EBC3377826(Au-PeEL)EBL3377826(CaPaEBR)ebr10072156(OCoLC)923273397(EXLCZ)9911098658475328420020912d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA risk-management strategy for PCB-contaminated sediments[electronic resource] /Committee on Remediation of PCB-Contaminated Sediments, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Life and Earth Studies, National Research CouncilWashington, D.C. ;[Great Britain] National Academy Pressc20011 online resource (452 p.)"This project was supported by Grant No. R 827175-01 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency"-T.p. verso.0-309-07321-9 ""A Risk-Management STRATEGY for PCB-Contaminated Sediments""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""THE COMMITTEE'S TASK""; ""THE COMMITTEE'S APPROACH""; ""MAJOR CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""OVERVIEW OF PCBS IN SEDIMENTS""; ""THE COMMITTEE'S TASK""; ""THE COMMITTEE'S APPROACH""; ""REPORT ORGANIZATION""; ""REFERENCE""; ""2 PCBs in the Environment ""; ""DEFINING PCBS""; ""History of PCBs""; ""DISTRIBUTION AND DYNAMICS OF PCBS IN THE ENVIRONMENT""; ""POTENTIAL EXPOSURE PATHWAYS""; ""TOXICITY OF PCBS""""Mode of Action""""Potential Human Health Effects of PCBs""; ""The Potential Ecological Impacts of PCBs""; ""WEATHERING OF PCBS""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""3 The Framework ""; ""RISK-MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK""; ""RATIONALE FOR AND ADVANTAGES OF THE FRAMEWORK""; ""OUTLINE OF THE RISK-MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""4 Community Involvement ""; ""SPECIFIC COMMUNITY CONCERNS""; ""DEFINING THE COMMUNITY""; ""“Stakeholders� Versus “Affected Parties�""; ""The Need for Community Involvement""""Benefits of Community Involvement""""INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY""; ""Build a Working Relationship with the Community""; ""Establish Trust and Respect Between All Parties""; ""Involve the Community As a Respected Partner""; ""Empowerment""; ""Communication""; ""Commitment""; ""Process Transparency""; ""COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION""; ""THE ROLE OF REGULATORY AGENCIES""; ""MECHANISMS FOR INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""5 Defining the Problem and Setting Management Goals ""; ""DEFINING THE PROBLEM""; ""Public Health Problems""""Ecological Problems""""Social Impacts""; ""Cultural Impacts""; ""Economic Impacts""; ""SITE ASSESSMENT""; ""Sources of PCBs""; ""Characterization of Present Contamination""; ""Co-contaminants""; ""SETTING RISK-MANAGEMENT GOALS""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""6 Analyzing Risks ""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT""; ""PROBLEM FORMULATION""; ""ANALYSIS PHASE""; ""PCB Exposure Assessment""; ""Field Monitoring""; ""Accumulation of PCBs in Sediments""; ""Accumulation of PCBs in Benthic Organisms and Fish""; ""PCB Exposure Models""; ""Hydrodynamic Transport""""Sediment Transport""""Organic Carbon""; ""PCB Transport and Fate""; ""PCB Bioaccumulation""; ""Summary of Exposure Modeling Results""; ""PCB Effects Assessment""; ""Congener-Specific Exposure and Effects""; ""Toxicity Equivalent Values""; ""Biota-Sediment-Accumulation-Factor Values""; ""Effects of PCBs on Wildlife""; ""Toxicity Results for Lower Trophic Organisms""; ""Toxicity Results for Fish""; ""Toxicity Results for Birds""; ""Toxicity Results for Nonhuman Mammals""; ""Summary of Effects in Wildlife""; ""Human Health Effects from PCBs""; ""Cancer""""Limitations of Human Health Risk Assessments for PCBs""Contaminated sedimentsEnvironmental aspectsUnited StatesPolychlorinated biphenylsEnvironmental aspectsUnited StatesElectronic books.Contaminated sedimentsEnvironmental aspectsPolychlorinated biphenylsEnvironmental aspects363.7384MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455980903321A risk-management strategy for PCB-contaminated sediments1938151UNINA