03395nam 2200613 a 450 991082165780332120200520144314.01-283-38095-197866133809510-230-33953-010.1057/9780230339538(CKB)2670000000132265(EBL)832233(OCoLC)769138041(SSID)ssj0000570760(PQKBManifestationID)11358029(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000570760(PQKBWorkID)10610864(PQKB)11631702(DE-He213)978-0-230-33953-8(MiAaPQ)EBC832233(EXLCZ)99267000000013226520110425d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHazardous wastes, industrial disasters, and environmental health risks local and global environmental struggles /Francis O. Adeola1st ed.New York, N.Y. Palgrave Macmillanc20111 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-349-29821-2 0-230-11821-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Machine generated contents note: -- PART I: Hazardous Wastes, Disasters and Health Risks * Sociology of Hazardous Wastes, Disasters, and Risk * Hazardous and Toxic Wastes as Social Problem * Taxonomy of Hazardous Wastes * PART II: Electronic Wastes, Persistent Organic Pollutants, and Health Effects * Electronic Waste: The Dark Side of High-Tech Revolution * Environmental Health Risks of Persistent Organic Compounds * PART III: Contaminated Communities and Regulatory Responses * Communities Contaminated by Toxic Wastes and Industrial Disasters: Selected Cases * The Regulatory Frameworks * PART IV: Conclusion * Critical Environmental Justice Movement."The sociology of hazardous waste, risk, and disasters is a relatively new discipline with an increasing volume of empirical research by scholars. Francis O. Adeola focuses this book on hazardous and toxic wastes releases, industrial toxic disasters, contamination of communities and the environment, and the subsequent adverse health effects among exposed populations. He explains the emerging sociological study of risk, natural, and technological disasters, and he reviews the accumulated body of knowledge in the field up-to-date. This groundbreaking work integrates sociological perspectives with perspectives from other disciplines in the discussion of the problems posed by technological hazards both in advanced industrialized societies and in underdeveloped world"--Provided by publisher.Hazardous wastesRisk assessmentEnvironmental healthIndustrial accidentsSocial aspectsHazardous wastesRisk assessment.Environmental health.Industrial accidentsSocial aspects.363.72/87SOC040000SOC053000SOC026000bisacshAdeola Francis O.1956-1491840MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821657803321Hazardous Wastes, Industrial Disasters, and Environmental Health Risks3961139UNINA