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Autore: | Higgins Thomas E. <1948-> |
Titolo: | Toxic chemicals : risk prevention through use reduction / / Thomas E. Higgins and Jayanti A. Sachdev, Stephen A. Engleman |
Pubblicazione: | Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, , [2011] |
©2011 | |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
Disciplina: | 363.17/91 |
363.73847 | |
363.1791 | |
Soggetto topico: | Chemical industry - Waste minimization |
Hazardous wastes - Management - Government policy | |
Chemicals - Accidents - Prevention | |
Classificazione: | LAW034000SCI026000TEC020000 |
Persona (resp. second.): | SachdevJayanti A. |
EnglemanStephen A. | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Front cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Toxic Chemical Composition Reporting; Chapter 3. Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Chapter 4. TRI Programs in Other Countries; Chapter 5. TRI Program Impacts on Reducing Toxic Chemical Releases; Chapter 6. Quantifying Toxicity; Chapter 7. Quantifying Mobility; Chapter 8. Quantifying Persistence; Chapter 9. Quantifying Bioconcentration; Chapter 10. Developing Effective Toxicity Factors; Chapter 11. Focusing on Impact Chemicals |
Chapter 12. Use versus Release ReportingChapter 13. Pollution Prevention Planning; Chapter 14. Technical Assistance; Chapter 15. Market-Based Approaches to Environmental Protection; Chapter 16. A Program to Reduce Toxic Chemical Use; Chapter 17. Costs and Benefits; Appendix A: Chemicals List with CAS Numbers; Appendix B: CAS Numbers with Chemical Names; Back cover | |
Sommario/riassunto: | Catastrophic events such as the Bhopal, India tragedy and rising incidences of cancer in areas neighboring industrial facilities have heightened concern over the use of toxic chemicals in manufacturing and industry. Based on the author's research conducted through their development of a program in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the book explores the history of toxic chemical release reporting programs, presents data on the actual toxicity of chemicals currently in use, discusses variables that contribute to the relative toxicity of a substance, compares alternate emphases in existing programs for reducing environmental threats, and provides a specific and health-based program to reduce or eliminate the use of toxic chemicals-- |
Titolo autorizzato: | Toxic chemicals |
ISBN: | 1-000-21867-8 |
0-429-10623-8 | |
1-283-00469-0 | |
9786613004697 | |
1-4398-3916-6 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910411652903321 |
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