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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherCRC Press LLC
ISBN-101566701252
ISBN-139781566701259
eBay Product ID (ePID)253242
Product Key Features
Number of Pages816 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameHandbook of Environmental Health and Safety : Principles and Practices
Publication Year1995
SubjectEnvironmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Industrial Health & Safety
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Science
AuthorMichael S. Bisesi, Herman Koren
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.9 in
Item Weight44.3 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number3
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN95-017131
Dewey Edition21
Volume NumberVol. 2
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal363.7
Table Of ContentAir Quality Management Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Private and Public Water Supplies Swimming Areas Plumbing Private and Public Sewage Disposal and Soils Water Pollution and Water Quality Controls Environmental Health Emergencies, Nuisance Complaints, and Special Problems Instrumentation References Indexes
SynopsisThe second volume of the Third Edition of the Handbook of Environmental Health and Safety has been completely revised and expanded to reflect new developments and discoveries in environmental health and safety. Volume II provides environmental health professionals, environmental managers, safety professionals, and the public with a basis for understanding the interactions between humans and the environment and how such interactions affect the health and welfare of individuals. It includes a new chapter on instrumentation, state-of-the-art graphics, and a comprehensive index and bibliography. Completely new and significantly expanded and updated sections in Volume II of Handbook of Environmental Health and Safety include: o Global Warming - Potential Health Effects o Particle Retention and Deposition in Lungs o Major Sources of Hazardous Air Pollutants o Hazardous Air Pollution Control Devices o Clean Air Act of 1990 o Climate Change Action Plan o Landfill Gas into Electricity o Real Cost of Landfill Disposal o Materials-Handling Technologies o Reducing Toxic Risks through Voluntary Action o Metals and Disease o Ground Penetrating Radar o Hazardous Waste Innovative Technologies o Ground Water Contamination Sources o Latest National Primary Drinking Water Standards Available o New Microbiological Standards o Cryptosporidosis o Drastic Water Pollution Potential Mapping System o Ground Water Protection Programs o Ground Water Innovative Technologies o Soil Cleaning Innovative Technologies o Description of Parent Soils. Volume II focuses on major topics related to the external environment. It covers air quality and air pollution, solid and hazardous waste management, on-site and public water supplies, swimming areas, plumbing, on-site and public sewage disposal, soils, water pollution and water quality controls, disasters, and environmental health emergencies.