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Risks of hazardous wastes / Paul E. Rosenfeld, Lydia G.H. Feng.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rosenfeld, Paul E. (Paul Edward), 1969-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hazardous wastes.
- Hazardous wastes--Environmental aspects.
- Hazardous wastes--Risk assessment.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (473 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam [The Netherlands] ; Boston : Elsevier/William Andrew, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Hazardous waste in the environment is one of the most difficult challenges facing our society. The purpose of this book is to provide a background of the many aspects of hazardous waste, from its sources to its consequences, focusing on the risks posed to human health and the environment. It explains the legislation and regulations surrounding hazardous waste; however, the scope of the book is much broader, discussing agents that are released into the environment that might not be classified as hazardous waste under the regulatory system, but nonetheless pose substantial hazards to human he
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Contents; Appendices
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-17143-0
- 9786613171436
- 1-4377-7843-7
- OCLC:
- 727648623
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