03486nam 2200649 450 991081233430332120230126213333.01-322-06449-00-7391-4748-X(CKB)3710000000222370(EBL)1767178(OCoLC)888745795(SSID)ssj0001334619(PQKBManifestationID)11795642(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001334619(PQKBWorkID)11257567(PQKB)10603725(MiAaPQ)EBC1767178(Au-PeEL)EBL1767178(CaPaEBR)ebr10909630(CaONFJC)MIL637700(OCoLC)887803422(EXLCZ)99371000000022237020120802h20122012 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIndustrial disasters, toxic waste, and community impacts the health effects and environmental justice struggles around the globe /Francis Ọlajide AdeọlaLanham :Lexington Books,[2012]©20121 online resource (315 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-9774-6 0-7391-4746-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Photospread; Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Hazardous Wastes, Theories of Industrial Disasters, and Population at Risk; Chapter 1: Sociology of Hazardous Wastes, Unnatural Disasters, and Health Risks; Chapter 2: Hazardous and Toxic Wastes: Modern Social Problem or Plague of Our Time?; Chapter 3: Theories of Industrial Accidents, Disasters, and Catastrophes; Chapter 4: Classification and Characterization of Hazardous Wastes; Part II: E-Wastes, Persistent Organic Pollutants, and Health EffectsChapter 5: Electronic Waste: The Detritus of the High-Tech RevolutionChapter 6: The Hazards and Environmental Health Risks of Persistent Organic Pollutants; Part III: Contaminated Communities, National and Transnational Regulatory Responses; Chapter 7: Cases of Communities Contaminated by Industrial Disasters and Toxic Wastes; Chapter 8: National and Transnational Regulatory Frameworks; Part IV: Conclusion; Chapter 9: From Local to Global Environmental Justice Movements; Appendix I: Principles of Environmental Justice (PEJ); Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About the Author<span><span>In the post-World War II period, modern societies have developed numerous heterogeneous synthetic organic compounds released into the environment and human habitats. This book addresses the threats posed by these contaminants and other hazardous wastes to human health and the health of other species in the environment.</span></span>Industrial accidentsSocial aspectsHazardous wastesSocial aspectsEnvironmental healthEnvironmental justiceIndustrial accidentsSocial aspects.Hazardous wastesSocial aspects.Environmental health.Environmental justice.363.11Adeola Francis O.1956-1491840MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812334303321Industrial disasters, toxic waste, and community impacts4090025UNINA