Waste Incineration and Public Health

Waste Incineration and Public Health
Author: National Research Council,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Health Effects of Waste Incineration
Publsiher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2000-10-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780309063715

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Incineration has been used widely for waste disposal, including household, hazardous, and medical wasteâ€"but there is increasing public concern over the benefits of combusting the waste versus the health risk from pollutants emitted during combustion. Waste Incineration and Public Health informs the emerging debate with the most up-to-date information available on incineration, pollution, and human healthâ€"along with expert conclusions and recommendations for further research and improvement of such areas as risk communication. The committee provides details on: Processes involved in incineration and how contaminants are released. Environmental dynamics of contaminants and routes of human exposure. Tools and approaches for assessing possible human health effects. Scientific concerns pertinent to future regulatory actions. The book also examines some of the social, psychological, and economic factors that affect the communities where incineration takes place and addresses the problem of uncertainty and variation in predicting the health effects of incineration processes.

Impact of Hazardous Waste on Human Health

Impact of Hazardous Waste on Human Health
Author: Barry L. Johnson
Publsiher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 416
Release: 1999-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0849341078

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This book describes the association between hazardous waste and human health and the role of public health programs in addressing this association. Several themes connect the material as a coherent body of knowledge. It contains up-to-date depictions of the human health impacts of hazardous waste and attendant public health responses. It defines the term "public health'" and its role at local and national levels.

Environmental Epidemiology Volume 1

Environmental Epidemiology  Volume 1
Author: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Environmental Epidemiology
Publsiher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 297
Release: 1991-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780309044967

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The amount of hazardous waste in the United States has been estimated at 275 million metric tons in licensed sites alone. Is the health of Americans at risk from exposure to this toxic material? This volume, the first of several on environmental epidemiology, reviews the available evidence and makes recommendations for filling gaps in data and improving health assessments. The book explores: Whether researchers can infer health hazards from available data. The results of substantial state and federal programs on hazardous waste dangers. The book presents the results of studies of hazardous wastes in the air, water, soil, and food and examines the potential of biological markers in health risk assessment. The data and recommendations in this volume will be of immediate use to toxicologists, environmental health professionals, epidemiologists, and other biologists.

Public Health Impacts of Hazardous Waste

Public Health Impacts of Hazardous Waste
Author: Barry L. Johnson
Publsiher: CRC-Press
Total Pages: 389
Release: 1999-06-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1566704472

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The author of Impact of Hazardous Waste on Human Health is a public health official with the unique perspective that only insider status can provide. His book is intended for policy makers, environmentalists, toxicologists, public health officials, academic personnel, and health care providers. The author addresses six themes: hazardous waste issues must be more vigorously examined, site remediation is critical, risk management must extend beyond waste site clean up, disease prevention must be a priority, interagency partnership is mandatory, and the best technology must be applied. Johnson also considers the pros and cons of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) also known as the "Superfund." His years of experience with this law, and countless other issues related to hazardous waste, make Impact of Hazardous Waste on Human Health an important and positive contribution.

Health Effects and Hazardous Waste Sites

Health Effects and Hazardous Waste Sites
Author: Julian B. Andelman
Publsiher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1987-06-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0873710460

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This valuable information and data for evaluating health effects from hazardous waste sites stems from the efforts of specialists representing leading research centers, hospitals, universities, government agencies and includes consultants' as well as corporate interpretations.

Impact of Hazardous Waste on Human Health

Impact of Hazardous Waste on Human Health
Author: Barry L. Johnson
Publsiher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 503
Release: 2020-09-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781000157994

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The author of Impact of Hazardous Waste on Human Health is a public health official with the unique perspective that only insider status can provide. His book is intended for policy makers, environmentalists, toxicologists, public health officials, academic personnel, and health care providers. The author addresses six themes: hazardous waste issues must be more vigorously examined, site remediation is critical, risk management must extend beyond waste site clean up, disease prevention must be a priority, interagency partnership is mandatory, and the best technology must be applied. Johnson also considers the pros and cons of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) also known as the "Superfund." His years of experience with this law, and countless other issues related to hazardous waste, make Impact of Hazardous Waste on Human Health an important and positive contribution.

Hazardous Waste Management and Health Risks

Hazardous Waste Management and Health Risks
Author: Gabriella Marfe ,Carla Di Stefano
Publsiher: Bentham Science Publishers
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2020-08-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789811454721

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Hazardous Waste Management and Health Risks presents a systematic overview of evaluating solid and hazardous waste management practices. The book introduces readers to the basic principles of hazardous waste management and progresses into related topics that allow managers to assess environmental quality. These topics include heavy metal pollution, reproductive biomarkers as signals of environmental pressure and health risks, and environmental contamination in an international perspective. With an emphasis on sustainable development throughout the text, a zero-waste strategy as an alternative way to manage hazardous waste is suggested in a dedicated chapter. This reference book is intended as an introductory guide for managers taking waste management training courses and students involved in degree courses related to environmental engineering and management.

Health Effects of Hazardous Waste Disposal Practices 1980

Health Effects of Hazardous Waste Disposal Practices  1980
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1980
Genre: Hazardous wastes
ISBN: LOC:00077512974

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