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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 |
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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784363103321 |
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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 : learning from environmental mistakes, mishaps, and misdeeds / / Daniel A. Vallero
| Paradigms lost : learning from environmental mistakes, mishaps, and misdeeds / / Daniel A. Vallero |
| Autore | Vallero Daniel A |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815973903321 |
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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 [e-book] : learning from environmental mistakes, mishaps, and misdeeds / Daniel A. Vallero
| Paradigms lost [e-book] : learning from environmental mistakes, mishaps, and misdeeds / Daniel A. Vallero |
| Autore | Vallero, Daniel A. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, c 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxxii, 563 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 363.7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental education - History
Cumulative effects assessment (Environmental assessment) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9780750678889
0750678887 |
| Formato | Risorse elettroniche  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I: New Science and New Paradigms -- Lessons Learned: A Case Approach to Environmental Problems -- Pollution Revisited -- Part II: Key Environmental Events in Media -- Something in the Air -- Watershed Events -- Landmark Cases -- By Way of Introduction -- Environmental Swords and Damocles -- Part III: Other Paradigms -- Dropping Acid and Heavy Metal Reactions -- Spaceship Earth -- Myths and Ideology: Perception versus Reality -- Just Environmental Decisions, Please -- Part IV: What is Next? -- Bottom Lines and Top of the Head Guesses -- Appendix 1: Equilibrium -- Appendix 2: Government Reorganizations Creating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- Appendix 3: Reliability in Environmental Decision Making -- Appendix 4: Principles of Environmental Persistence -- Appendix 5: Cancer Slope Factors -- Appendix 6: Equations for Calculating Lifetime Average Daily Exposure (LADD) for Various Routs of Exposure -- Appendix 7: Characterizing Environmental Risk -- Appendix 8: Risk-Based Contaminant Cleanup Example -- Appendix 9: Shannon Weiner Index Example -- Appendix 10: Useful Conversions in Atmospheric Chemistry -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003219649707536 |
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Vallero, Daniel A.
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| Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, c 2006 | ||
| Risorse elettroniche | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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