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Biomedical ethics for engineers [[electronic resource] ] : ethics and decision making in biomedical and biosystem engineering / / Daniel A. Vallero
| Biomedical ethics for engineers [[electronic resource] ] : ethics and decision making in biomedical and biosystem engineering / / Daniel A. Vallero |
| Autore | Vallero Daniel A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/Academic Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (433 p.) |
| Disciplina | 174/.957 |
| Collana | The biomedical engineering series |
| Soggetto topico |
Biomedical engineering - Moral and ethical aspects
Medical ethics Bioethics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-04896-8
9786611048969 0-08-047610-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Biomedical Ethics for Engineers: Ethics and Decision Making in Biomedical and Biosystem Engineering; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; DONE IS GOOD; STRUCTURE AND PEDAGOGY; NOTES AND COMMENTARY; Acknowledgments; Bioethics Questions Posed in Text; Prologue: Bioethics - Discovery through Design; A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO BIOETHICS; ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST CASE ANALYSIS; DRIVER'S EDUCATION ANALOGY; EXAMPLE CASE: PRIMING THE PUMP; CASE ANALYSIS; NOTES AND COMMENTARY; Chapter 1 Bioethics: A Creative Approach; THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS; Teachable Moment: Trust
THE PRINCIPLE OF DOUBLE EFFECT Teachable Moment: The Engineer as Agent versus Judge; Amy the Engineer; Teachable Moment: Who Was Van Rensselaer Potter?; CREDAT EMPTOR; Teachable Moment: Capital Punishment, Abortion, and the Definition of Human Life; THE GOOD ENGINEER; FEEDBACK AND ENHANCEMENT OF DESIGN; Teachable Moment: The Good Engineer; The Profession of Engineering; ENGINEERING BIOETHICS AND MORALITY; Discussion Box: Ethics and the Butterfly Effect; "SMALL" ERROR AND DEVASTATING OUTCOMES; TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND ECONOMICS Teachable Moment: The Dismal Scientist versus the Technological Optimist ENGINEERING COMPETENCE; ENGINEERING: BOTH INTEGRATED AND SPECIALIZED; WHO IS A PROFESSIONAL?; WHAT IS TECHNICAL?; SYSTEMATICS: INCORPORATING ETHICS INTO THE DESIGN PROCESS; NOTES AND COMMENTARY; Chapter 2 Bioethics and the Engineer; MAJOR BIOETHICAL AREAS; CLONING AND STEM CELL RESEARCH; Teachable Moment: Nanog; HUMAN ENHANCEMENT; PATENTING LIFE; Teachable Moment: Patenting Germplasm; NEUROETHICS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF HUMAN RESEARCH; ANIMAL TESTING; Is the Research Worth It? Systematic Reality Check GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS; Transgenic Species; Food; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: THE ETHICS OF SCALE AND THE SCALE OF ETHICS; TEMPORAL ASPECTS OF BIOETHICAL DECISIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL CASE STUDIES; Agent Orange; Japanese Metal Industries; Minamata Mercury Case; Cadmium and Itai Itai Disease; SCALE IS MORE THAN SIZE; Love Canal; Times Beach; Teachable Moment: The Whole Is Greater than the Sum of Its Parts; ACTIVE ENGINEERING; ETHICAL THEORIES: A PRIMER; Truth; Psychological Aspects of Ethics Teachable Moment: The Physiome Project: The Macroethics of Engineering toward Health Fairness; Value as a Bioethical and Engineering Concept; Technical Optimism versus Dismal Science; NOTES AND COMMENTARY; Chapter 3 An Engineered Future: Human Enhancement; PROFESSIONAL ZEITGEIST: HOW ENGINEERS THINK; IMPROVEMENT VERSUS ENHANCEMENT; Engineering Intuition; Engineers versus Economists; Intuiting Value; Deductive and Inductive Reasoning: Precursors to Intuition; Creativity; MORAL COHERENCE; CREATIVITY AND BIOETHICS; THE ETHICAL QUANDARY OF ENHANCEMENT; SCIENTIFIC DISSENT; NOTES AND COMMENTARY Chapter 4 The Bioethical Engineer |
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Biomedical ethics for engineers [[electronic resource] ] : ethics and decision making in biomedical and biosystem engineering / / Daniel A. Vallero
| Biomedical ethics for engineers [[electronic resource] ] : ethics and decision making in biomedical and biosystem engineering / / Daniel A. Vallero |
| Autore | Vallero Daniel A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/Academic Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (433 p.) |
| Disciplina | 174/.957 |
| Collana | The biomedical engineering series |
| Soggetto topico |
Biomedical engineering - Moral and ethical aspects
Medical ethics Bioethics |
| ISBN |
1-281-04896-8
9786611048969 0-08-047610-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Biomedical Ethics for Engineers: Ethics and Decision Making in Biomedical and Biosystem Engineering; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; DONE IS GOOD; STRUCTURE AND PEDAGOGY; NOTES AND COMMENTARY; Acknowledgments; Bioethics Questions Posed in Text; Prologue: Bioethics - Discovery through Design; A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO BIOETHICS; ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST CASE ANALYSIS; DRIVER'S EDUCATION ANALOGY; EXAMPLE CASE: PRIMING THE PUMP; CASE ANALYSIS; NOTES AND COMMENTARY; Chapter 1 Bioethics: A Creative Approach; THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS; Teachable Moment: Trust
THE PRINCIPLE OF DOUBLE EFFECT Teachable Moment: The Engineer as Agent versus Judge; Amy the Engineer; Teachable Moment: Who Was Van Rensselaer Potter?; CREDAT EMPTOR; Teachable Moment: Capital Punishment, Abortion, and the Definition of Human Life; THE GOOD ENGINEER; FEEDBACK AND ENHANCEMENT OF DESIGN; Teachable Moment: The Good Engineer; The Profession of Engineering; ENGINEERING BIOETHICS AND MORALITY; Discussion Box: Ethics and the Butterfly Effect; "SMALL" ERROR AND DEVASTATING OUTCOMES; TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND ECONOMICS Teachable Moment: The Dismal Scientist versus the Technological Optimist ENGINEERING COMPETENCE; ENGINEERING: BOTH INTEGRATED AND SPECIALIZED; WHO IS A PROFESSIONAL?; WHAT IS TECHNICAL?; SYSTEMATICS: INCORPORATING ETHICS INTO THE DESIGN PROCESS; NOTES AND COMMENTARY; Chapter 2 Bioethics and the Engineer; MAJOR BIOETHICAL AREAS; CLONING AND STEM CELL RESEARCH; Teachable Moment: Nanog; HUMAN ENHANCEMENT; PATENTING LIFE; Teachable Moment: Patenting Germplasm; NEUROETHICS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF HUMAN RESEARCH; ANIMAL TESTING; Is the Research Worth It? Systematic Reality Check GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS; Transgenic Species; Food; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: THE ETHICS OF SCALE AND THE SCALE OF ETHICS; TEMPORAL ASPECTS OF BIOETHICAL DECISIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL CASE STUDIES; Agent Orange; Japanese Metal Industries; Minamata Mercury Case; Cadmium and Itai Itai Disease; SCALE IS MORE THAN SIZE; Love Canal; Times Beach; Teachable Moment: The Whole Is Greater than the Sum of Its Parts; ACTIVE ENGINEERING; ETHICAL THEORIES: A PRIMER; Truth; Psychological Aspects of Ethics Teachable Moment: The Physiome Project: The Macroethics of Engineering toward Health Fairness; Value as a Bioethical and Engineering Concept; Technical Optimism versus Dismal Science; NOTES AND COMMENTARY; Chapter 3 An Engineered Future: Human Enhancement; PROFESSIONAL ZEITGEIST: HOW ENGINEERS THINK; IMPROVEMENT VERSUS ENHANCEMENT; Engineering Intuition; Engineers versus Economists; Intuiting Value; Deductive and Inductive Reasoning: Precursors to Intuition; Creativity; MORAL COHERENCE; CREATIVITY AND BIOETHICS; THE ETHICAL QUANDARY OF ENHANCEMENT; SCIENTIFIC DISSENT; NOTES AND COMMENTARY Chapter 4 The Bioethical Engineer |
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| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/Academic Press, c2007 | ||
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Engineering the risks of hazardous wastes / / Daniel A. Vallero ; with a contribution by J. Jeffrey Peirce
| Engineering the risks of hazardous wastes / / Daniel A. Vallero ; with a contribution by J. Jeffrey Peirce |
| Autore | Vallero Daniel A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, MA, : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina | 628.4/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PeirceJ. Jeffrey |
| Soggetto topico | Hazardous wastes - Risk assessment |
| ISBN |
1-281-00679-3
9786611006792 0-08-049125-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. An Engineering Perspective on the Risks of Hazardous Wastes; How Engineers Can Help Reduce the Risks Posed by Hazardous Wastes; History of Hazardous Waste Engineering; Why Engineers Should Care about Hazardous Wastes; What Is Our Focus?; What Human Values Are Important in Hazardous Waste Decisions?; What Is Hazardous Waste, Anyway?; Toxicity Testing; Chapter 2. Entering the Risk Era; How Engineers Can Manage Hazardous Waste Risks; How Toxicity Is Calculated and Applied to Risk
Estimating Exposure to Hazardous WasteWhere Does the Engineer Fit in the Risk-Assessment Paradigm?; Risk Roles for the Engineer; Chapter 3. The Fate, Transformation, and Transport of Hazardous Chemicals; How Hazardous Compounds Move and Change in the Environment; What Kinds of Hazardous Chemicals Are There?; Using Physical Movement and Chemical Changes to Estimate Possible Chemical Risks; Chapter 4. Opportunities for Hazardous Waste Intervention by Engineers; Intervention to Prevent and Control the Risks Associated with Hazardous Wastes Opportunities in Science, Engineering, and Technology to Control the Risks Associated with Hazardous WastesA Prerequisite Consideration: The Peirce Progression; Thermal Processing: Examples of the Science, Engineering, and Technology of Hazardous Waste Incineration; Microbiologic Processing: Examples of the Science, Engineering, and Technology of Hazardous Waste Biotreatment; Hazardous Waste Storage Landfills: Examples of the Science, Engineering, and Technology of Long-Term Storage of Hazardous Waste Chemoluminescence and Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH): Examples of the Science, Engineering, and Technology Available to Monitor the Magnitude of the Risks Associated with a Hazardous Waste ProblemChapter 5. A Risk-Based Assessment to Support Remediating a Hazardous Waste Site; How Risk Information Is Used in Hazardous Waste Site Remediation; Chapter 6. The Role of the Engineer in Emergency Response; Lessons from the Emergency Response at the World Trade Center; Chapter 7. Risk Perception: What You Say May Not Be What They Hear What Are People's Perceptions of Risks Posed by Hazardous Waste?What Is the Possibility of a Severely Negative or Catastrophic Outcome?; How Familiar Are the Situation and the Potential Risks?; Can the Engineer Succinctly Explain the Processes and Mechanisms Being Proposed or Undertaken?; How Certain Is the Science and Engineering?; How Much Personal Control Is Perceived?; Is the Exposure Voluntary or Involuntary?; Are Children or Other Sensitive Subpopulations at Risk?; When Are the Effects Likely to Occur?; Are Future Generations at Risk?; Are Potential Victims Readibly Identifiable? How Much Do People Dread the Outcome? |
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| Burlington, MA, : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2003 | ||
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Environmental contaminants [[electronic resource] ] : assessment and control / / Daniel A. Vallero
| Environmental contaminants [[electronic resource] ] : assessment and control / / Daniel A. Vallero |
| Autore | Vallero Daniel A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (841 p.) |
| Disciplina | 628.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental protection
Environmental risk assessment |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-96151-1
9786610961511 0-08-047035-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Front matter; Part I: An Environmental Policy Primer; Part II: Fundamentals of Environmental Science and Engineering; Part III: Contaminant Risk; Part IV: Interventions to Address Environmental Contamination; Glossary of Environmental Sciences and Engineering Terminology; APPENDIX 1: Information Needed to Prepare Environmental Impact Statements; APPENDIX 2: Safe Drinking Water Act Contaminants and Maximum Contaminant Levels; APPENDIX 3: Toxic Compounds Listed in the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments; APPENDIX 4: Physical Constants; APPENDIX 5: Universal Constants
APPENDIX 6: Constants Frequently Applied in the Physical Sciences APPENDIX 7: Periodic Table of Elements; APPENDIX 8: Minimum Risk Levels for Chemicals; APPENDIX 9: Physical Contaminants; Index |
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| Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2004 | ||
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Environmental contaminants : assessment and control / / Daniel A. Vallero
| Environmental contaminants : assessment and control / / Daniel A. Vallero |
| Autore | Vallero Daniel A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxxix, 801 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 628.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental protection
Environmental risk assessment |
| ISBN |
1-280-96151-1
9786610961511 0-08-047035-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Front matter; Part I: An Environmental Policy Primer; Part II: Fundamentals of Environmental Science and Engineering; Part III: Contaminant Risk; Part IV: Interventions to Address Environmental Contamination; Glossary of Environmental Sciences and Engineering Terminology; APPENDIX 1: Information Needed to Prepare Environmental Impact Statements; APPENDIX 2: Safe Drinking Water Act Contaminants and Maximum Contaminant Levels; APPENDIX 3: Toxic Compounds Listed in the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments; APPENDIX 4: Physical Constants; APPENDIX 5: Universal Constants; APPENDIX 6: Constants Frequently Applied in the Physical Sciences APPENDIX 7: Periodic Table of Elements; APPENDIX 8: Minimum Risk Levels for Chemicals; APPENDIX 9: Physical Contaminants; Index |
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| Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2004 | ||
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Fundamentals of Air Pollution
| Fundamentals of Air Pollution |
| Autore | Vallero Daniel A |
| Edizione | [6th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Academic Press [Imprint], April 2025 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1066 pages) |
| Disciplina | 628.53 |
| ISBN |
9780443314476
9780443314469 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Fundamentals of Air Pollution -- Fundamentals of Air Pollution -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- I - Foundations of Air Pollution -- 1. The State of the Atmosphere -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Physical and Chemical Properties of the Atmosphere -- 1.2.1 Tropospheric Composition -- 1.3 Atmospheric Chemical Concentrations -- 1.3.1 Chemical Concentration -- 1.3.2 Concentration Unit Example -- 1.4 Fluid Properties and Dynamics -- 1.4.1 Atmospheric Fluid Properties -- Questions -- References -- 2. The Physics of the Atmosphere -- 2.1 Energy -- 2.1.1 Radiation from a Blackbody -- 2.1.2 Incoming Solar Radiation -- 2.1.3 Albedo and Angle of Incidence -- 2.1.4 Outgoing Longwave Radiation -- 2.1.5 Heat Balance -- 2.2 Motion -- 2.2.1 First Law of Thermodynamics -- 2.2.2 Adiabatic Processes -- 2.2.3 Determining Stability -- 2.2.4 Potential Temperature -- 2.2.5 Effect of Mixing -- 2.2.6 Radiation or Nocturnal Inversions -- 2.2.7 Subsidence Inversions -- 2.3 Energy-Motion Relationships -- 2.3.1 Pressure Gradient Force -- 2.3.2 Coriolis Force -- 2.3.3 Geostrophic Wind -- 2.3.4 Gradient Wind -- 2.3.5 Friction -- 2.3.6 Divergence -- 2.4 Local Wind Systems -- 2.4.1 Sea and Land Breezes -- 2.4.2 Mountain and Valley Winds -- 2.4.3 Urban-Rural Circulations -- 2.4.4 Flow Around Structures -- 2.5 General Circulation -- 2.5.1 Tropics -- 2.5.2 Mid-latitudes -- 2.5.3 Polar Region -- 2.5.4 Other Factors -- 2.6 Introduction to Air Pollution Physics -- 2.6.1 Atmospheric Entropy -- 2.7 Conclusions -- Questions -- References -- Suggested Reading -- 3. The Science of Air Pollution -- 3.1 Air Pollution in Perspective -- 3.2 Emergence of Air Pollution Science, Engineering, and Technology -- 3.3 What is Air Pollution? -- 3.3.1 Particulate Matter -- 3.4 Atmospheric Transport and Fate -- 3.4.1 Sources and Sinks -- 3.4.2 Receptors -- 3.4.3 Transport and Dispersion.
3.4.4 Polluted Atmosphere -- 3.5 Air Pollution Engineering -- 3.6 Social Aspects of Air Pollution -- 3.7 Air Pollution Laws -- 3.7.1 The National Environmental Policy Act -- 3.7.2 Clean Air Act and Amendments -- 3.7.2.1 State Implementation Plans -- 3.7.2.2 Prevention Strategies: Source Review -- 3.7.2.3 Urban Air Pollution -- 3.7.2.4 Mobile Sources -- 3.7.2.5 Toxic Air Pollutants -- 3.7.2.6 Acid Deposition -- 3.7.2.7 Protecting the Ozone Layer -- 3.7.3 Solid and Hazardous Wastes Laws -- 3.7.3.1 Management of Active Hazardous Waste Facilities -- 3.7.3.2 Addressing Abandoned Hazardous Wastes -- 3.7.4 Environmental Product and Consumer Protection Laws -- 3.8 Air Pollution Before the Industrial Revolution -- 3.9 Air Pollution and the Industrial Revolution -- 3.10 Air Pollution Events in the 20th and 21st Centuries -- 3.10.1 Early-20th Century Events -- 3.10.2 Events During 1925-50 -- 3.10.3 Events During 1950-80 -- 3.10.4 The 1980s -- 3.10.5 Recent History -- 3.11 The Future -- Questions -- References -- 4. Air Pollution Decision Tools -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Interpreting Data -- 4.2.1 Expressions of Air Pollution Risk -- 4.2.1.1 Hypothetical Probability Example -- 4.2.2 Risk Factors and Confounders -- 4.2.3 Causal Links Between Risk Factors and Adverse Outcomes -- 4.2.3.1 Strength of Association -- 4.2.3.2 Consistency -- 4.2.3.3 Specificity -- 4.2.3.4 Temporality -- 4.2.3.5 Biologic Gradient -- 4.2.3.6 Plausibility -- 4.2.3.7 Coherence -- 4.2.3.8 Experimentation -- 4.2.3.9 Analogy -- 4.3 Rare Events: Black Swans and Perfect Storms -- 4.4 Data and Information Selection -- 4.5 The Nondetect Problem -- 4.6 Data Manipulation -- 4.7 Conclusions -- Questions -- References -- 5. Life Cycle Assessment of Air Pollutants -- 5.1 Systems Context for Air Pollution -- 5.2 Energy -- 5.3 Energy Life Cycles -- 5.3.1 Upstream Impacts -- 5.3.1.1 Mining Stressors. 5.3.1.2 Uranium Mining -- 5.3.1.3 Crude Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Stressors -- 5.4 Environmental Justice During Extraction -- 5.5 Fuel Cycle Impacts -- 5.5.1 Fuel Cycle Stressors -- 5.5.2 Crude Oil Transport Stressors -- 5.6 Refining Stressors -- 5.7 Operation Stage -- 5.7.1 Combustion -- 5.7.2 Operation -- 5.8 Downstream Impacts -- Questions -- References -- II - The Risks of Air Pollution -- 6. Inherent Properties of Air Pollutants -- 6.1 Inherency -- 6.1.1 Basic Chemical Concepts -- 6.1.2 Expressions of Chemical Characteristics -- 6.1.2.1 The Periodic Table -- 6.1.3 Electromagnetic Radiation, Electron Density, Orbitals, and Valence -- 6.1.3.1 Physicochemical Processes in the Formation of Air Toxics -- 6.1.3.1.1 Combustions Reactions -- 6.1.3.1.2 Ionization -- 6.1.3.1.3 Solubility and Electrolytes -- 6.1.3.2 Environmental Acid and Base Chemistry -- 6.1.3.2.1 Hydrolysis -- 6.1.3.2.2 Photolysis -- 6.1.3.2.3 Precipitation Reactions -- 6.1.4 Organic Chemistry -- 6.1.4.1 Isomers -- 6.1.5 Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry -- 6.1.5.1 Types of Atmospheric Chemical Transformations -- 6.1.5.2 Role of Solar Radiation in Atmospheric Chemistry -- 6.1.5.3 Gas-phase Chemical Reaction Pathways -- 6.1.5.3.1 Photoabsorption of Solar Radiation -- 6.1.5.3.2 Nitric Oxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, and Ozone Cycles -- 6.1.5.3.3 Role of Hydrocarbons -- 6.1.5.3.3.1 Ozone Reaction With Propene -- 6.1.5.3.3.2 Hydroxyl Radical Addition to Propene -- 6.1.5.3.3.3 Aldehyde Photolysis and Reactions -- 6.1.5.3.3.4 Radical Reactions With Nitric Oxide and Nitrogen Dioxide -- 6.1.5.3.3.5 Radical Oxidation of Sulfur Dioxide -- 6.1.6 Heterogeneous Reactions -- 6.1.7 Scavenging and Removal From the Atmosphere -- 6.2 Vapor Pressure -- 6.2.1 Henry's Law -- 6.3 Solubility -- 6.4 Persistence -- 6.4.1 Photochemical Reactivity -- 6.4.2 Reduction-Oxidation Potential -- 6.4.3 Biodegradation. 6.4.4 Hydrolysis -- 6.5 Physical Phase -- 6.5.1 Particulate Matter Size and Mass -- 6.5.2 Fibers -- 6.5.2.1 Asbestos: The Fiber of Concern -- 6.5.2.2 Particulate Morphology -- 6.5.2.3 Particle Characteristics and Air Pollution Technology -- Questions -- References -- 7. Air Pollutant Hazards -- 7.1 Hazards -- 7.1.1 Chemical Hazards -- 7.1.2 Biological Hazards -- 7.1.3 Ecological Hazards -- 7.2 Dose-Response -- 7.3 Air Pollution Hazards -- 7.4 Air Toxics -- 7.4.1 Maximum Available Control Technology -- 7.4.2 Coke Oven Emissions: A Complex Hazardous Air Pollutant Class -- 7.5 Criteria Pollutants -- 7.5.1 Particulate Matter -- 7.5.2 Tropospheric Ozone -- 7.5.3 Nitrogen Dioxide and Oxides of Nitrogen -- 7.5.4 Sulfur Dioxide and Oxides of Sulfur -- 7.5.5 Carbon Monoxide -- 7.5.6 Lead -- Questions -- References -- Further Reading -- 8. Air Pollutant Exposures -- 8.1 Exposure -- 8.2 Exposure Calculations -- 8.3 Chemical Intake and Exposure -- 8.4 Exposure Data -- 8.4.1 Environmental Data Needed for Air Pollution Exposure Calculations -- 8.4.1.1 Biomonitoring Data -- 8.4.2 Exposure Factors -- 8.4.3 Observational Studies -- 8.4.4 Acquiring Data for an Exposure Assessment -- 8.4.4.1 Evaluation of Environmental Data -- 8.5 Assessing Aggregate and Cumulative Exposure -- 8.6 Questions -- References -- 9. Respiratory Effects of Air Pollutants -- 9.1 Respiration in Humans -- 9.2 Lung Kinetics -- 9.3 Air Pollutant Properties Important to Respiration -- 9.4 Respiratory System Transport and Fluid Dynamics -- 9.5 Respiratory Health Effects -- Questions -- References -- 10. Cardiovascular Effects of Air Pollutants -- 10.1 Human Cardiovascular System -- 10.2 Cardiovascular Disease and Air Pollution Associations -- 10.3 Cardiovascular Effects -- 10.3.1 Carbon Monoxide: A Cardiovascular Agent -- 10.3.2 Cooccurring Pollutants and Cardiovascular Effects. 10.3.3 Indirect Cardiovascular Effects -- 10.3.3.1 Nonrespiratory Routes -- 10.3.3.2 Environmental Changes Leading to Effects -- Questions -- References -- 11. Cancer and Air Pollutants -- 11.1 Linking Air Pollution to Cancer -- 11.1.1 Cancer Etiology -- 11.2 Estimating Risk From Airborne Carcinogens -- 11.3 National Air Toxics Assessment -- 11.4 Cancer Dose-Response -- 11.5 Airborne Carcinogens -- 11.5.1 Carcinogenic Metals -- 11.5.2 Fibers -- 11.5.3 Carcinogenic Organic Compounds -- 11.6 Indirect Relationships -- Questions -- References -- 12. Reproductive and Hormonal Effects of Air Pollutants -- 12.1 Reproductive and Developmental Effects -- 12.2 Endocrine Disruption -- 12.2.1 Endocrine Disruptor Characteristics -- Questions -- References -- 13. Neurological Effects of Air Pollutants -- 13.1 Neurotoxicity -- 13.1.1 Demyelination -- 13.1.2 Axonopathy -- 13.1.3 Neuronopathy -- 13.1.4 Functional Neurotoxicity -- 13.1.5 Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition -- 13.1.6 Developmental Neurotoxicity -- 13.2 Neurotoxic Metals -- 13.2.1 Lead -- 13.2.2 Mercury -- 13.2.3 Manganese -- 13.2.4 Other Neurotoxic Metals -- 13.3 Neurotoxic Organic Compounds -- 13.4 Neurotoxic Particulates -- 13.5 Relationship to Other Effects -- Questions -- References -- 14. Air Pollution's Impact on Ecosystems -- 14.1 Ecosystem Risk -- 14.2 Ecosystem Susceptibility to Air Pollution -- 14.3 Air Pollution Impacts on Aquatic Ecosystems -- 14.3.1 Phytoplankton -- 14.3.2 Benthos -- 14.3.3 Disease-Causing Microbes -- 14.4 Net Primary Productivity and Eutrophication -- 14.4.1 Coral Reefs -- 14.5 Air Pollution Impacts on Terrestrial Ecosystems -- 14.5.1 Effects on Flora -- 14.5.1.1 Forests -- 14.5.1.1.1 Low-Dose Levels -- 14.5.1.1.2 Intermediate-Dose Levels -- 14.5.1.1.3 High-Dose Levels -- 14.5.1.2 Crops and Food Supply -- 14.5.1.2.1 Vegetative Injury and Damage. 14.5.1.2.2 Vegetative Impacts From Acid Deposition. |
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Fundamentals of air pollution [[electronic resource] /] / Daniel A. Vallero
| Fundamentals of air pollution [[electronic resource] /] / Daniel A. Vallero |
| Autore | Vallero Daniel A |
| Edizione | [4th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (967 p.) |
| Disciplina |
628.5/3 22
628.53 |
| Soggetto topico | Air - Pollution |
| ISBN |
1-281-22727-7
9786611227272 0-08-055284-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Fundamentals of Air Pollution; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Part I: Air Pollution Essentials; Chapter 1 The Changing Face of Air Pollution; I. Defining Air Pollution; II. The Emergence of Air Pollution Science, Engineering, and Technology; III. Air Pollution Before the Industrial Revolution; IV. Air Pollution and the Industrial Revolution; V. Recent Air Pollution; VI. The 1980s; VII. Recent History; VIII. The Future; Further Reading; Suggested Reading; Questions; Chapter 2 The Earth's Atmosphere; I. The Atmosphere
II. Baseline Conditions: Unpolluted AirIII. What is Air Pollution?; IV. Particulate Matter; V. Concepts; References; Suggested Reading; Questions; Chapter 3 Scales of the Air Pollution Problem; I. Local; II. Urban; III. Regional; IV. Continental; V. Global; Suggested Reading; Questions; Part II: The Physics and Chemistry of Air Pollution; Chapter 4 Air Pollution Physics; I. Mechanics of Air Pollution; II. Fluid Properties; Questions; Chapter 5 The Physics of the Atmosphere; I. Energy; II. Motion; III. Energy-Motion Relationships; IV. Local Wind Systems; V. General Circulation; References Suggested ReadingQuestions; Chapter 6 Air Pollution Systems and Processes; I. Chemical Processes in Air Pollution; II. Air Pollution Chemodynamics; References; Suggested Reading; Questions; Chapter 7 Characterizing Air Pollution; I. Relationship Between Physics and Chemistry; II. Basic Chemical Concepts; III. Expressions of Chemical Characteristics; IV. Electromagnetic Radiation, Electron Density, Orbitals, and Valence; V. Organic Chemistry; VI. Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry; VII. Heterogeneous Reactions; VIII. Scavenging and Removal from the Atmosphere; References; Suggested Reading QuestionsChapter 8 Air Quality; I. Averaging Time; II. Cycles; III. Primary and Secondary Pollutants; IV. Measurement Systems; V. Air Quality Levels; References; Suggested Reading; Questions; Chapter 9 The Philosophy of Air Pollution Control; I. Strategy and Tactics: The Air Pollution System; II. Episode Control; III. Air Quality Management Control Strategy; IV. Alternative Control Strategies; V. Economic Considerations; References; Suggested Reading; Questions; Chapter 10 Sources of Air Pollution; I. General; II. Combustion; III. Stationary Sources; IV. Mobile Sources; V. Air Toxics Sources VI. Emission InventoryVII. An International Perspective: Differences in Time and Space; VIII. ODORS: More than just a Nuisance; References; Suggested Reading; Questions; Part III: Risks from Air Pollution; Chapter 11 Effects on Health and Human Welfare; I. Air-Water-Soil Interactions; II. Total Body Burden; III. The Human Respiratory System; IV. Impact of Air Pollution on Humans; V. Impact of Odor on Humans; References; Suggested Reading; Questions; Chapter 12 Effects on Vegetation and Animals; I. Injury versus Damage; II. Effects on Vegetation and Crops; III. Effects on Forests IV. Effects on Animals |
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Paradigms lost [[electronic resource] ] : learning from environmental mistakes, mishaps, and misdeeds / / Daniel A. Vallero
| Paradigms lost [[electronic resource] ] : learning from environmental mistakes, mishaps, and misdeeds / / Daniel A. Vallero |
| Autore | Vallero Daniel A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, : Butterworth-Heinemann, c 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (595 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental education - History
Cumulative effects assessment (Environmental assessment) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-64260-2
9786610642601 0-08-045796-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Table of Contents; Preface and Introduction; Structure and Emphasis; Quality Control; Acknowledgments; Notes and Commentary; Part I: New Science and New Paradigms; CHAPTER 1: Lessons Learned: A Case Approach to Environmental Problems; MTBE and Cross-Media Transfer; The Incremental Effect; Failure and Blame; A Lesson from the Medical Community; Professional Accountability; Villain and Victim Status; Other Lessons: Risk and Reliability; Environmental Ethics and a New Environmental Ethic; Sensitivity; Notes and Commentary; CHAPTER 2: Pollution Revisited; DDT versus Eco-Colonialism: Trading Risks
ReliabilityCharacterizing Pollutants; Partitioning to Solids-Sorption; Partitioning to the Liquid Phase-Dissolution; Partitioning to the Gas Phase-Volatilization; Solubility as a Physical and Chemical Phenomenon; Partitioning to Organic Tissue; Emissions, Effluents, Releases, Leaks, and Spills; Notes and Commentary; Part II: Key Environmental Events by Media; Fluids in the Environment: A Brief Introduction; Three Major Media; CHAPTER 3: Something in the Air; London Air Pollution and the Industrial Revolution; Contaminants of Concern: Sulfur and Nitrogen Compounds Notorious Air Pollution Cases of the Twentieth CenturyThe Meuse Valley Acid Fog; Contaminants of Concern: Particulate Matter; Donora, Pennsylvania; Poza Rica, Mexico; Contaminant of Concern: Hydrogen Sulfide; London, England; New York City; Toxic Clouds; The Bhopal Tragedy; Preparing for Intentional Toxic Clouds; Airshed in the Developing World: Mexico City; Lessons Learned; Contaminant of Concern: Photochemical Oxidant Smog; Notes and Commentary; CHAPTER 4: Watershed Events; The Death of Lake Erie: The Price of Progress?; Eutrophication; Cuyahoga River Fire Lesson Learned: The Need for Regional Environmental PlanningSpills: Immediate Problem with Long-Term Consequences; Solubility; Torrey Canyon Tanker Spill; Santa Barbara Oil Spill; Exxon Valdez Spill: Disaster Experienced and Disaster Avoided; Prestige Oil Spill; Lessons Learned: Two-Edged Swords; Pfiesteria piscicida: Nature Out of Sync; Lesson Being Learned; Notes and Commentary; CHAPTER 5: Landmark Cases; Love Canal, New York; Hazardous Waste Cleanup; A Fire That Sparked Controversy: Chester, Pennsylvania; Dioxin Contamination of Times Beach; A Terrifying Discovery: Valley of the Drums Stringfellow Acid PitsThe March Continues; Lessons Learned; Failure to Grasp the Land Ethic; Disasters: Real and Perceived; "Cancer Alley" and Vinyl Chloride; Bioaccumulation and Its Influence on Risk; The Kepone Tragedy; Biological Response; Organic versus Inorganic Toxicants; Pesticides and Sterility; Jersey City Chromium; Radioisotopes; Radiation Poisoning in Goiania, Brazil; Factors of Safety; Small Numbers and Rare Events; Exposure Estimation; Risk-Based Cleanup Standards; The Drake Chemical Company Superfund Site: A Risk-Based Case; Risk Assessment: The First Step; Notes and Commentary CHAPTER 6: By Way of Introduction |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457302703321 |
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Vallero Daniel A
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| Boston, : Butterworth-Heinemann, c 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Paradigms lost [[electronic resource] ] : learning from environmental mistakes, mishaps, and misdeeds / / Daniel A. Vallero
| Paradigms lost [[electronic resource] ] : learning from environmental mistakes, mishaps, and misdeeds / / Daniel A. Vallero |
| Autore | Vallero Daniel A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, : Butterworth-Heinemann, c 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (595 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental education - History
Cumulative effects assessment (Environmental assessment) |
| ISBN |
1-280-64260-2
9786610642601 0-08-045796-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Table of Contents; Preface and Introduction; Structure and Emphasis; Quality Control; Acknowledgments; Notes and Commentary; Part I: New Science and New Paradigms; CHAPTER 1: Lessons Learned: A Case Approach to Environmental Problems; MTBE and Cross-Media Transfer; The Incremental Effect; Failure and Blame; A Lesson from the Medical Community; Professional Accountability; Villain and Victim Status; Other Lessons: Risk and Reliability; Environmental Ethics and a New Environmental Ethic; Sensitivity; Notes and Commentary; CHAPTER 2: Pollution Revisited; DDT versus Eco-Colonialism: Trading Risks
ReliabilityCharacterizing Pollutants; Partitioning to Solids-Sorption; Partitioning to the Liquid Phase-Dissolution; Partitioning to the Gas Phase-Volatilization; Solubility as a Physical and Chemical Phenomenon; Partitioning to Organic Tissue; Emissions, Effluents, Releases, Leaks, and Spills; Notes and Commentary; Part II: Key Environmental Events by Media; Fluids in the Environment: A Brief Introduction; Three Major Media; CHAPTER 3: Something in the Air; London Air Pollution and the Industrial Revolution; Contaminants of Concern: Sulfur and Nitrogen Compounds Notorious Air Pollution Cases of the Twentieth CenturyThe Meuse Valley Acid Fog; Contaminants of Concern: Particulate Matter; Donora, Pennsylvania; Poza Rica, Mexico; Contaminant of Concern: Hydrogen Sulfide; London, England; New York City; Toxic Clouds; The Bhopal Tragedy; Preparing for Intentional Toxic Clouds; Airshed in the Developing World: Mexico City; Lessons Learned; Contaminant of Concern: Photochemical Oxidant Smog; Notes and Commentary; CHAPTER 4: Watershed Events; The Death of Lake Erie: The Price of Progress?; Eutrophication; Cuyahoga River Fire Lesson Learned: The Need for Regional Environmental PlanningSpills: Immediate Problem with Long-Term Consequences; Solubility; Torrey Canyon Tanker Spill; Santa Barbara Oil Spill; Exxon Valdez Spill: Disaster Experienced and Disaster Avoided; Prestige Oil Spill; Lessons Learned: Two-Edged Swords; Pfiesteria piscicida: Nature Out of Sync; Lesson Being Learned; Notes and Commentary; CHAPTER 5: Landmark Cases; Love Canal, New York; Hazardous Waste Cleanup; A Fire That Sparked Controversy: Chester, Pennsylvania; Dioxin Contamination of Times Beach; A Terrifying Discovery: Valley of the Drums Stringfellow Acid PitsThe March Continues; Lessons Learned; Failure to Grasp the Land Ethic; Disasters: Real and Perceived; "Cancer Alley" and Vinyl Chloride; Bioaccumulation and Its Influence on Risk; The Kepone Tragedy; Biological Response; Organic versus Inorganic Toxicants; Pesticides and Sterility; Jersey City Chromium; Radioisotopes; Radiation Poisoning in Goiania, Brazil; Factors of Safety; Small Numbers and Rare Events; Exposure Estimation; Risk-Based Cleanup Standards; The Drake Chemical Company Superfund Site: A Risk-Based Case; Risk Assessment: The First Step; Notes and Commentary CHAPTER 6: By Way of Introduction |
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| Boston, : Butterworth-Heinemann, c 2006 | ||
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Socially responsible engineering : justice in risk management
| Socially responsible engineering : justice in risk management |
| Autore | Vallero Daniel A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : John Wiley, 2007 |
| Disciplina | 174/.9628 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental engineering - Moral and ethical aspects
Environmental ethics Engineering ethics Environmental Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering Engineering & Applied Sciences |
| ISBN |
0-470-12143-2
0-470-36420-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910144592403321 |
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Vallero Daniel A
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| [Place of publication not identified], : John Wiley, 2007 | ||
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