Quantitative environmental risk analysis for human health / Robert A. Fjeld, Norman A. Eisenberg, Keith L. Compton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fjeld, Robert A.

Contributor:

Eisenberg, Norman A.

Compton, Keith L.

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health risk assessment.

Health risk assessment--Methodology.

Environmental Exposure.

Risk Assessment--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Environmental Exposure.

Risk Assessment--methods.

Physical Description:

xiii, 390 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, [2007]

Summary:

Environmental risk analysis is complex and interdisciplinary; this book explains the fundamental concepts and analytical methods in each essential discipline. With an emphasis on concepts and applications of quantitative tools plus coverage of analysis of both chemical and radioactive contaminants, this is a comprehensive resource. After an introduction and an overview of the basics of environmental modeling, the book covers key elements in environmental risk analysis methodology, including: Release assessment and source characterization, Migration of contaminants in various media, including surface water, groundwater, the atmosphere, and the food chain, Exposure assessment, Basic human toxicology and dose-response, Risk characterization, including dose-response modeling and analysis, Risk management process and methods, Risk communication and public participation.

This reference also relates risk analysis to current environmental laws and regulations. An ideal textbook for graduate students and upper-level undergraduates in various engineering and quantitative science disciplines, especially civil and environmental engineering, it is also a great reference for practitioners in industry, environmental consulting firms, and regulatory agencies.

Contents:

1.1 Risk Analysis 2

1.2 Risk 4

1.3 Contaminants in the Environment 8

1.4 Uses of Environmental Risk Assessment 10

1.5 Risk Assessment Process 13

Problems 21

2 Fundamental Aspects of Environmental Modeling 23

2.2 Modeling Process 23

2.3 Physical and Mathematical Basis for Risk Assessment Models 29

2.4 Contaminant Transport Equation 44

Problems 55

3 Release Assessment 60

3.2 Conceptual Model 60

3.3 Contaminant Identification 62

3.4 Emission-Rate Quantification 66

Problems 78

4 Environmental Transport Theory 81

4.2 One-Dimensional Solutions of the Contaminant Transport Equation 83

4.3 Three-Dimensional Contaminant Transport 96

4.4 Advanced Solution Methods 97

Problems 101

5 Surface Water Transport 104

5.2 Types of Surface Water Bodies 106

5.3 Sorption 109

5.4 Transport Modeling 116

Problems 124

6 Groundwater Transport 127

6.2 Subsurface Characterization 129

6.3 Saturated Flow in Porous Media 130

6.4 Sorption 137

6.5 Subsurface Contaminant Transport Modeling 139

6.6 Other Considerations in Groundwater Transport 148

Problems 153

7 Atmospheric Transport 156

7.2 Atmospheric Dispersion 156

7.3 Atmospheric Transport Models 161

Problems 179

8 Food Chain Transport 183

8.2 Concentration in Soil 186

8.3 Concentration in Vegetation 190

8.4 Concentration in Animals 195

Problems 197

9 Exposure Assessment 199

9.2 Dose 200

9.3 Contaminant Intake 204

9.4 Dose Calculations 209

Problems 217

10 Basic Human Toxicology 219

10.2 Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology 220

10.3 Mechanisms and Effects of Toxicity 237

Problems 244

11 Dose-Response and Risk Characterization 245

11.2 Biological Basis of Dose-Response Modeling 245

11.3 Elements of Quantitative Dose-Response Analysis 247

11.4 Dose-Response Modeling 261

11.5 Risk Characterization 267

11.6 Regulatory Implementation 270

Problems 279

12 Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analyses 283

12.2 Types and Sources of Uncertainty 283

12.3 Statistical Fundamentals 289

12.4 Uncertainty Propagation 298

Problems 314

13 Stakeholder Involvement and Risk Communication 316

13.2 Stakeholder Involvement 317

13.3 Risk Communication 325

Problems 335

14 Environmental Risk Management 336

14.2 Risk Management Process 336

14.3 Risk Management Methods 337

Problems 355

15 Environmental Laws and Regulations 356

15.2 General Legal and Regulatory Structure for Environmental Protection 356

15.3 Major Federal Environmental Laws and Regulations 357

15.4 CERCLA Process 367

15.5 Additional Regulations 372

Problems 374

Appendix A Mathematical Tools 375

A.1 Special Functions 375

A.2 Laplace Transforms 376

Appendix B Degradation and Decay Parameters 381.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

047172243X

9780471722434

OCLC:

70051353