International trade in hazardous waste / / D. Kofi Asante-Duah, Imre V. Nagy
| International trade in hazardous waste / / D. Kofi Asante-Duah, Imre V. Nagy |
| Autore | Asante-Duah D. Kofi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : E&FN Spon, 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (202 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.72878 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | NagyImre V |
| Soggetto topico |
Hazardous wastes - Transportation - Law and legislation
Hazardous wastes - Management |
| ISBN |
1-135-81468-6
0-429-23279-9 1-138-97310-6 1-280-40505-8 9786610405053 0-203-47690-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Legislative-regulatory controls affecting waste management schemes; Global dimensions of waste disposal practices; The transboundary shipments of hazardous wastes; Controlling the transboundary movements of hazardous wastes; Ramifications of a hazardous waste trade; A conceptual formulation for waste trade evaluations; Assessing the viability of a waste trade programme; Towards a global environmental policy-making; An epilogue; References; Further reading; Recommended journals; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910279588503321 |
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| London ; ; New York, : E&FN Spon, 1998 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Public health risk assessment for human exposure to chemicals / / by Kofi Asante-Duah
| Public health risk assessment for human exposure to chemicals / / by Kofi Asante-Duah |
| Autore | Asante-Duah D. Kofi |
| Edizione | [2nd ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXI, 600 p. 35 illus., 8 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 615.902 |
| Collana | Environmental Pollution |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental health
Environmental toxicology Public health Environmental chemistry Cancer - Research Environmental Health Water and Health Ecotoxicology Public Health Environmental Chemistry Cancer Research |
| ISBN |
9789402410396
9402410392 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part1 Problem Diagnosis:A general overview of the origins and nature of chemical exposure problems -- Introduction -- anatomical and physiological perspectives on human exposure to chemicals -- archetypical chemical exposure problems -- Part2 a public health risk assessment taxonomy: nomenclatural components, concepts, principles,& evaluation strategies -- principles and concepts in risk assessment -- attributes of a public health risk assessment -- general basic planning considerations for a chemical exposure characterization activity -- Part 3 the risk assessment framework & paradigm for chemical exposure problems -- principal elements of a the public health risk assessment process for chemical exposure problems -- chemical hazard determination -- exposure assessment: analysis of human intake of chemicals -- determination of chemical toxicity -- chemical risk characterization -- uncertainty and variability issues in public health risk evaluation -- Part4 development of public health risk management strategies for human exposure to chemicals -- determination of 'acceptable' and 'safe' levels for human exposure to chemicals -- design of public health risk management programs -- utility of risk assessment in public health policy decisions -- Part5 Appendices . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254003203321 |
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| Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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