Ozone Risk Communication And Management

This new book covers the non-attainment of EPS goals for ozone-targeting specific examples of environmental, agricultural, and public health implications of this non-compliance. Based on the 1988 EPS conference at University of Massachusetts.

Factors Affecting the Formation of Ozone; Transport of Ozone and Its Implications for New England; Ambient Levels of Ozone in New England and Interpretation of Trends; Effects of Ozone on Crops in New England; Effects of Ozone on Forests in the Northeastern United States; Effects of Ozone on Tires and the Control of These Effects; Assessment of Ozone Toxicity with Animal Models; The Respiratory Effects of Low Level Ozone Exposure, Clinical Studies; Extrapulmonary Effects of Ozone; Epidemiologic Assessment of Short Term Ozone Health Effects; Basis for the Primary Ozone Standard; EPA's Implementation Strategy for Ozone Reductions.

This book presents a decade of advances in the psychological, biological and social responses to disasters, helping medics and leaders prepare and react.

With the advent of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986, many water utilities are reexamining their water treatment practices. Upcoming new regulations on disinfection and on disinfection by-products, in particular, are the primary driving forces for the big interest in ozone. It appears that ozone, with its strong disinfection capabilities, and apparently lower levels of disinfection by-products (compared to other disinfectants), may be the oxidant/disinfectant of choice. Many utilities currently using chlorine for oxidation may need to switch due to chlorine by-product concerns. Utilities using chloramines may need to use ozone to meet CT requirements. This book, prepared by 35 international experts, includes current technology on the design, operation, and control of the ozone process within a drinking water plant. It combines almost 100 years of European ozone design and operating experience with North American design/operations experience and the North American regulatory and utility operational environment. Topics covered include ozone chemistry, toxicology, design consideration, engineering aspects, design of retrofit systems, and the operation and economics of ozone technology. The book contains a "how to" section on ozone treatability studies, which explains what information can be learned using treatability studies, at what scale (bench, pilot, or demonstration plant), and how this information can be used to design full-scale systems. It also includes valuable tips regarding important operating practices, as well as guidance on retrofits and the unique issues involved with retrofitting the ozone process. With ozone being one of the hottest areas of interest in drinking water, this book will prove essential to all water utilities, design engineers, regulators, and plant managers and supervisors.

Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution provides the reader with an overview of the health effects of air pollution in human subjects. The majority of the book is devoted to the discussion of the health effects of common widespread air pollutants regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through national ambient air quality standards. The book reviews the sources and fate of common air pollutants in ambient air and researches the adverse effects of these outdoor and indoor air pollutants in `in vivo' cell systems, animals, and humans. Research for the book was conducted in controlled laboratory studies and epidemiologic studies. Special emphasis throughout Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution is placed on the effects of air pollution in subjects with asthma.