Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: Theory and Practice (Wiley Classics Library)

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Dennis J. Paustenbach
John Wiley & Sons, Mar 3, 2009 - Science - 1600 pages
Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: Theory and Practice assembles the expertise of more than fifty authorities from fifteen different fields, forming a comprehensive reference and textbook on risk assessment. Containing two dozen case studies of environmental or human health risk assessments, the text not only presents the theoretical underpinnings of the discipline, but also serves as a complete handbook and "how-to" guide for individuals conducting or interpreting risk assessments. In addition, more than 4,000 published papers and books in the field are cited.

Editor Dennis Paustenbach has assembled chapters that present the most current methods for conducting hazard identification, dose-response and exposure assessment, and risk characterization components for risk assessments of any chemical hazard to humans or wildlife (fish, birds, and terrestrials). Topics addressed include hazards posed by:

  • Air emissions
  • Radiological hazards
  • Contaminated soil and foods
  • Agricultural hazards
  • Occupational hazards
  • Consumer products and water
  • Hazardous waste sites
  • Contaminated air and water
The bringing together of so many of the world's authorities on these topics, plus the comprehensive nature of the text, promises to make Human and Ecological Risk Assessment the text against which others will be measured in the coming years.
 

Contents

Hazard Identification
85
DoseResponse Modeling for Cancer Risk Assessment
151
Exposure Assessment
189
Risk Characterization
293
History and Fundamentals
369
SECTION C
443
Illustrative Calculation
475
SECTION D
511
Comparison of Aquatic Ecological Risk Assessments at a Former
1099
Integration of Risk Assessment and Natural Resource Damage
1161
Using Probabilistic Risk Assessment Methods To Predict
1195
Methodology for Assessing Risk to Birds Following Application
1229
Using Ecological Risk Assessment to Evaluate Potential Risks
1265
SECTION L
1293
SECTION M
1357
Surveying
1377

SECTION
585
Methods for Setting Occupational Exposure Limits
647
Worker Hazard Posed by Reentry Into PesticideTreated
673
SECTION
733
Analysis of Possible Health Risks to Recreational Fishers Due
913
SECTION I
1031
SECTION
1067
Democratization of Risk Analysis
1399
Misconceptions About the Causes of Cancer
1415
CostBenefit Analysis
1497
Precaution in a Multirisk World
1509
INDEX
1533
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DENNIS J. PAUSTENBACH, PhD, has held numerous leadership positions at two major consulting firms and was the founder of ChemRisk, the largest risk assessment consulting firm in the United States during the 1990s. He previously edited the popular The Risk Assessment of Human and Environmental Health Hazards: A Textbook of Case Studies and has worked on many high-profile environmental projects, including Times Beach, Love Canal, the New Jersey Meadowlands, and the Erin Brockovich case.

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