Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Chemicals
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4822-9877-2 (ISBN)
It includes case studies of specific chemicals, provides an introduction to the overall subject of toxic chemicals, and weighs in on science and policy expansion for PBTs. It also provides summary tables of important PBTs, and discussions on the number of PBTs in commerce, weight of evidence approaches, market deselection, and international management.
The text:
Assesses the history, current practice, and future of PBT management
Considers the roles scientific data, modeling, and conventions play in identifying and regulating PBTs
Explores the number of PBTs in commerce and the growing role of weight of evidence (WOE) in the making of PBT determinations
Identifies issues that are likely to come up in WOE judgments
Examines international, national, subnational, and regional PBT policies
Includes a comprehensive and easy-to-understand analysis of PBT science and policy
This book reviews the current science, policies, and practices surrounding the regulation of PBTs. It also provides relevant research, recommendations, and suggestions for improving the management and oversight of PBTs.
Adam D.K. Abelkop is an associate instructor at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs and a doctoral candidate in Indiana University’s Joint PhD in Public Policy program administered by School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Department of Political Science. He earned his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law and completed his undergraduate studies at Wake Forest University. His research focuses on the ways in which scientific and socioeconomic information are incorporated into judicial decision making, as well as risk regulation for environmental and public health protection. John D. Graham is dean of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He earned his undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University, his MA in public policy from Duke University, and his PhD in urban and public affairs from Carnegie-Mellon University. He joined the faculty of the Harvard School of Public Health in 1985 and served as the founding director of the School’s Center for Risk Analysis from 1989 to 2001. Dr. Graham’s research focuses on risk-based decision making. He is the author or coauthor of more than 10 books and more than 200 academic papers. Todd V. Royer is an associate professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. Dr. Royer holds degrees in ecology from Iowa State University and Idaho State University and was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2000 to 2003. His research is aimed at understanding how biogeochemical and ecological factors, including human activities, interact to affect water quality and ecosystem functioning in freshwater systems.
The challenge of identifying, assessing, and regulating PBTs. PBT determinations: Science and standard procedures. PBT determinations: Weight of evidence approaches and the number of PBTs in commerce. International and regional PBT policies. National PBT policies in Asia and North America. Subnational and private sector PBT policies. PBT determinations and policies: Findings and recommendations.
| Zusatzinfo | 10 Tables, black and white; 3 Illustrations, black and white |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Bosa Roca |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 566 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie |
| Technik ► Bauwesen | |
| Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4822-9877-5 / 1482298775 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4822-9877-2 / 9781482298772 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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