LEADER 03395nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910821657803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-38095-1 010 $a9786613380951 010 $a0-230-33953-0 024 7 $a10.1057/9780230339538 035 $a(CKB)2670000000132265 035 $a(EBL)832233 035 $a(OCoLC)769138041 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000570760 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11358029 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000570760 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10610864 035 $a(PQKB)11631702 035 $a(DE-He213)978-0-230-33953-8 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC832233 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000132265 100 $a20110425d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHazardous wastes, industrial disasters, and environmental health risks $elocal and global environmental struggles /$fFrancis O. Adeola 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York, N.Y. $cPalgrave Macmillan$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-349-29821-2 311 $a0-230-11821-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMachine 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. 330 $a"The sociology of hazardous waste, risk, and disasters is a relatively new discipline with an increasing volume of empirical research by scholars. Francis O. Adeola focuses this book on hazardous and toxic wastes releases, industrial toxic disasters, contamination of communities and the environment, and the subsequent adverse health effects among exposed populations. He explains the emerging sociological study of risk, natural, and technological disasters, and he reviews the accumulated body of knowledge in the field up-to-date. This groundbreaking work integrates sociological perspectives with perspectives from other disciplines in the discussion of the problems posed by technological hazards both in advanced industrialized societies and in underdeveloped world"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aHazardous wastes$xRisk assessment 606 $aEnvironmental health 606 $aIndustrial accidents$xSocial aspects 615 0$aHazardous wastes$xRisk assessment. 615 0$aEnvironmental health. 615 0$aIndustrial accidents$xSocial aspects. 676 $a363.72/87 686 $aSOC040000$aSOC053000$aSOC026000$2bisacsh 700 $aAdeola$b Francis O.$f1956-$01491840 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821657803321 996 $aHazardous Wastes, Industrial Disasters, and Environmental Health Risks$93961139 997 $aUNINA