LEADER 03707nam 22009135 450 001 9910957875003321 005 20240307115838.0 010 $a9786613380951 010 $a9781283380959 010 $a1283380951 010 $a9780230339538 010 $a0230339530 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(Perlego)3504055 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000132265 100 $a20151126d2011 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHazardous Wastes, Industrial Disasters, and Environmental Health Risks $eLocal and Global Environmental Struggles /$fby Francis O. Adeola 205 $a1st ed. 2011. 210 1$aNew York :$cPalgrave Macmillan US :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781349298211 311 08$a1349298212 311 08$a9780230118218 311 08$a0230118216 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 $aThe sociology of hazardous waste, risk, and disasters is a relatively new discipline. This book focuses on hazardous and toxic wastes releases, industrial toxic disasters, contamination of communities and the environment, and the subsequent adverse health effects among exposed populations. 606 $aEnvironmental sciences$xSocial aspects 606 $aSocial structure 606 $aEquality 606 $aEcology 606 $aPolitical sociology 606 $aSociology 606 $aEnvironmental health 606 $aEnvironmental Social Sciences 606 $aSocial Structure 606 $aEnvironmental Sciences 606 $aPolitical Sociology 606 $aSociology 606 $aEnvironmental Health 615 0$aEnvironmental sciences$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aSocial structure. 615 0$aEquality. 615 0$aEcology. 615 0$aPolitical sociology. 615 0$aSociology. 615 0$aEnvironmental health. 615 14$aEnvironmental Social Sciences. 615 24$aSocial Structure. 615 24$aEnvironmental Sciences. 615 24$aPolitical Sociology. 615 24$aSociology. 615 24$aEnvironmental Health. 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 $a9910957875003321 996 $aHazardous Wastes, Industrial Disasters, and Environmental Health Risks$94334928 997 $aUNINA