Ecological Risk Management
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Author | : Dennis J. Paustenbach |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 1476 |
Release | : 2017-05-22 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1119441331 |
Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: Theory and Practice assembles the expertise of more than fifty authorities from fifteen different fields, forming a comprehensive reference and textbook on risk assessment. Containing two dozen case studies of environmental or human health risk assessments, the text not only presents the theoretical underpinnings of the discipline, but also serves as a complete handbook and "how-to" guide for individuals conducting or interpreting risk assessments. In addition, more than 4,000 published papers and books in the field are cited. Editor Dennis Paustenbach has assembled chapters that present the most current methods for conducting hazard identification, dose-response and exposure assessment, and risk characterization components for risk assessments of any chemical hazard to humans or wildlife (fish, birds, and terrestrials). Topics addressed include hazards posed by: Air emissions Radiological hazards Contaminated soil and foods Agricultural hazards Occupational hazards Consumer products and water Hazardous waste sites Contaminated air and water The bringing together of so many of the world's authorities on these topics, plus the comprehensive nature of the text, promises to make Human and Ecological Risk Assessment the text against which others will be measured in the coming years.
Author | : Lawrence W. Barnthouse |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 377 |
Release | : 2007-09-25 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1420053337 |
Most ecological risk assessments consider the risk to individual organisms or organism-level attributes. From a management perspective, however, risks to population-level attributes and processes are often more relevant. Despite many published calls for population risk assessment and the abundance of available scientific research and technical tool
Author | : Glenn W. Suter II |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 564 |
Release | : 1992-10-23 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780873718752 |
Recently, environmental scientists have been required to perform a new type of assessment-ecological risk assessment. This is the first book that explains how to perform ecological risk assessments and gives assessors access to the full range of useful data, models, and conceptual approaches they need to perform an accurate assessment. It explains how ecological risk assessment relates to more familiar types of assessments. It also shows how to organize and conduct an ecological risk assessment, including defining the source, selecting endpoints, describing the relevant features of the receiving environment, estimating exposure, estimating effects, characterizing the risks, and interacting with the risk manager. Specific technical topics include finding and selecting toxicity data; statistical and mathematical models of effects on organisms, populations, and ecosystems; estimation of chemical fate parameters; modeling of chemical transport and fate; estimation of chemical uptake by organisms; and estimation, propagation, and presentation of uncertainty. Ecological Risk Assessment also covers conventional risk assessments, risk assessments for existing contamination, large scale problems, exotic organisms, and risk assessments based on environmental monitoring. Environmental assessors at regulatory agencies, consulting firms, industry, and government labs need this book for its approaches and methods for ecological risk assessment. Professors in ecology and other environmental sciences will find the book's practical preparation useful for classroom instruction. Environmental toxicologists and chemists will appreciate the discussion of the utility for risk assessment of particular toxicity tests and chemical determinations.
Author | : Randall J. F. Bruins |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 446 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Ecological risk assessment |
ISBN | : 9786610240395 |
With contributions from economists, ecologists, and government agency professionals, this book provides a multidisciplinary approach to environmental decision at a watershed level. It integrates ecological risk assessment (ERA) and economic analysis to improve environmental management in a diversity of watersheds. It includes different points of view concerning the extent to which each study achieves an ideal framework for the integration of ERA and economic analysis. With a practical focus on real-world decisions, it includes the effects of urban development, mining, and water withdrawal for agriculture and also evaluates the socioeconomic and institutional dimensions of decision making.
Author | : Glenn W. Suter II |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 656 |
Release | : 2016-04-19 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1420012568 |
The definitive reference in its field, Ecological Risk Assessment, Second Edition details the latest advances in science and practice. In the fourteen years since the publication of the best-selling first edition, ecological risk assessment (ERA) has moved from the margins into the spotlight. It is now commonly applied to the regulation of c
Author | : Mark Burgman |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 2005-04-07 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9780521543019 |
Describes how to conduct a complete environmental risk assessment for students, researchers and professionals in ecology, conservation and resource management.
Author | : Lawrence A. Kapustka |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 431 |
Release | : 2010-07-15 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0470593016 |
An important guide to assessing and managing the environment from a landscape perspective Ecological relationships are nested within the landscape. Identifying the relevant spatial and temporal scales is critical for an effective understanding of ecological functions that human societies depend upon. Moreover, human encroachment into natural areas, or changes in climate, can alter spatial relationships, which in turn can negatively affect vital plant and wildlife patterns—and weaken economic structures needed to sustain human societies. This book is the first to combine multiple disciplines into one cohesive strategy to study these crucial connections, and looks toward building a social paradigm that embraces the dynamics of ecological systems. This book: Integrates landscape ecology, environmental risk assessment, valuation of ecological goods and services, and environmental management decision processes into one single source Includes chapters on quantitative measures, Bayesian modeling,¿economic analysis, and sustainable landscapes Covers marine, forest, agricultural, and pharmaceutical risk assessment Has a chapter on predicting climate change risk to ecosystems Has a companion ftp site with color graphics, animations, and risk assessment tools With material that is accessible across all knowledge levels, Environmental Risk Assessment and Management from a Landscape Perspective moves beyond looking solely at chemical contaminants to diagnose environmental threats, and aims to accomplish practical risk assessment in a manner that supports long-term sustainable management.
Author | : Taylor & Francis Group |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2020-06-30 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780367578244 |
Addressing large-scale and comparative risks at the landscape level, this book focuses on assessments using the Relative Risk Model (RRM) pioneered over the last seven years, and includes case-studies from around the world.
Author | : Glenn W. Suter II |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 466 |
Release | : 2000-04-21 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9781420056693 |
Love Canal. Exxon Valdez. Times Beach. Sacramento River Spill. Amoco Cadiz. Seveso. Every area of the world has been affected by improper waste disposal and chemical spills. Common hazardous waste sites include abandoned warehouses, manufacturing facilities, processing plants, and landfills. These sites poison the land and contaminate groundwater and drinking water. A sequel to the bestselling Ecological Risk Assessment, Ecological Risk Assessment for Contaminated Sites focuses on how to perform ecological risk assessments for Superfund sites and locations contaminated by improper disposal of wastes, or chemical spills. It integrates the authors' extensive experience in assessing ecological risks at U.S. government sites with techniques and examples from assessments performed by others. Conducting an ecological risk assessment on a contaminated site provides the information needed to make decisions concerning site remediation. The first rule of good risk assessment is "don't do anything stupid". With the practical preparation you get from Ecological Risk Assessment for Contaminated Sites you won't.
Author | : Igor Linkov |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 451 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9401009872 |
Managing environmental contamination requires decision makers to weigh eXlstmg risks against the potential effects of implementing environmental policies - considering both the benefits and disruptions that may result from different actions. The NATO Advanced Research Workshop in Lisbon was an important step in the development and application of cost efficient methods of risk assessment especiaIly within the constraints of a budget. The goal of the workshop was to evaluate the potential for risk assessment to serve as a unified and unifying technique in addressing a wide range of environmental problems. Papers presented in this book discuss issues ranging from specific and local studies (specific site, ecosystem, pollutant) to global decision and management frameworks (watersheds, regions, integration of multiple poIlutants and stressors); they develop a range of approaches starting from specific methods to widely applied public policies (Figure 1). The papers show that the use of risk assessment can provide the scientific basis for environmentaIly sound and cost-efficient policies, strategies, and solutions to our environmental chaIlenges. The organization of the Proceedings reflects sessions and discussions during the workshop. The papers in the introductory Chapter summarize the positions of Drs. Glenn Suter (EPA) and Jim Wilson (Resources for the Future) regarding whether the use of often-expensive risk assessments in developing countries can be justified, given evolving regulatory institutions and limited resources.