Louis Theodore, R Ryan DuPont

Environmental Health and Hazard Risk Assessment

Principles and Calculations

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

With the growth of the chemical and petroleum industries, there has been an increase in related human health problems as well as human, material, and property losses due to fires, explosions, hazardous and toxic spills, equipment failures, and other accidents. This much-needed overview outlines the fundamentals of health, safety, and accident management. Taking a pragmatic approach, it explains how to evaluate and apply environmental health and hazard risk assessment calculations in a variety of real-world settings. The book offers in-depth guidance on human chemical exposure, emergency preparedness and response, regulations, and much more.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 636
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 1061g
• ISBN-13: 9781439868874
• ISBN-10: 1439868875
• Artikelnr.: 40556263

Autorenporträt

Theodore, Louis; Dupont, R. Ryan

Inhaltsangabe

Part I Introductory Comments: About the Book. History of Environmental
Health Problems. History of Environmental Hazard Problems. Health Risk
versus Hazard Risk. Environmental Regulatory Framework. Emergency Planning
and Response. Part II Health Risk Assessment: Introduction to Health Risk
Assessment. Health Problem Identification. Toxicity and Dose¿Response.
Exposure Assessment. Health Risk Characterization. Part III Hazard Risk
Assessment: Introduction to Hazard Risk Assessment. Hazard/Event Problem
Identification. Hazard/Event Probability. Hazard/Event Consequences. Hazard
Risk Characterization. Part IV Case Studies: Case for Case Studies. Monte
Carlo Simulation. Emergency Planning and Response. Natural Disasters.
Industrial Accidents. Afterword. Index.