Environmental health and hazard risk assessment calculations
By: Louis Theodore and R. Ryan Dupont
Contributors: Dupont, R. Ryan
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 636
ISBN-13: 9781439868874
Subjects: Environmental risk assessment; SCIENCE / Environmental Science; Health risk assessment; Risk assessment; Environmental health; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General; Hazardous substances
Description: "With the rise and expansion of the chemical and petroleum industries, so has there been a rise and expansion in related human health problems as well as human, material, and property losses due to fires, explosions, hazardous and toxic spills, equipment failures, and other accidents. This much-needed overview examines the fundamentals of health, safety, and accident management. It draws parallels between theoretical and real-world environmental problems as they relate to both human and environmental risk and offers in-depth guidance on human chemical exposure, emergency preparedness and response, environmental regulations, and much more"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.