Persistence and Spatial Range of Environmental Chemicals : New Ethical and Scientific Concepts for Risk Assessment (2002. 300 p. w. 28 figs.)

Persistence and Spatial Range of Environmental Chemicals : New Ethical and Scientific Concepts for Risk Assessment (2002. 300 p. w. 28 figs.)

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版/ページ数 300 p.
  • 商品コード 9783527305278

Description


(Short description)
Eine Risikobewertung für Hunderttausende von Chemikalien, die derzeit im Einsatz sind, ist eine Aufgabe, die mit den derzeitigen Methoden praktisch nicht zu bewältigen ist. In diesem Buch wird ein neues Konzept der Risikobewertung umfassend vorgestellt, das sich auf die Kriterien der Reichweite und Persistenz stützt. Dieses Konzept erlaubt eine vereinfachte Risikobewertung, ohne auf eine aussagekräftige Stoffbeurteilung zu verzichten. Das Buch ist eine erweiterte und aktualisierte englische Fassung der deutschen Ausgabe vom selben Autor.
(Table of content)
Aus dem Inhalt:
Foreword
Preface
Connecting environmental chemistry and ethics
Unresolved problems in environmental risk assessment of chemicals
Overcomplexity and normative indeterminacy of environmental systems
Environmental chemicals: persistence, spatial range and ecological ethics
Persistence and spatial range as measures of environmental threat
Quantifying persistence and spatial range
Model calculations of persistence and spatial range
Implications for chemicals assessment
Mathematics of multimedia transport models
Glossary
Index
References

(Text)
Using conventional methodology, chemical risk assessment for the hundreds of thousands of chemicals currently in use is a near-impossible task. Martin Scheringer has pioneered the development of a new concept based on the criteria of persistence and spatial range, and in this book he provides the first coherent introduction. The concept simplifies the assessment of chemicals while still providing meaningful evaluation criteria.The author outlines the features of persistence and spatial range as measures of environmental threats before going on to explain the quantification of these criteria. One unique feature of this book is that it covers both scientific and ethical aspects, since scientific arguments are necessary, yet insufficient for political decisions. A glossary of terms aids comprehension of this interdisciplinary topic, while numerous references provide access to the primary literature.Essential reading for everybody needing to stay in touch with the progress being madein scientific research on environmental chemicals or the current debate on international policy negotiations.