Industrial disasters, toxic waste, and community impacts : the health effects and environmental justice struggles around the globe /

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In the post-World War II period, modern societies have developed numerous heterogeneous synthetic organic compounds released into the environment and human habitats. This book addresses the threats posed by these contaminants and other hazardous wastes to human health and the health of other species...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Adeola, Francis O., 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, Ã2012.
Temas:
Industrial accidents > Social aspects.
Hazardous wastes > Social aspects.
Environmental health.
Environmental justice.
Justice environnementale.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Environmental health
Environmental justice
Hazardous wastes > Social aspects
Industrial accidents > Social aspects
Industrie
Umweltkatastrophe
Umweltverschmutzung
Industrieabfall
Gesellschaft
Gesundheit
HAZARDOUS WASTES.
RISK ASSESSMENT.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS.
SOCIAL ASPECTS.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Hazardous wasts, theories of industrial disaster, and population at risk
  • E-wastes, presistent organic pollutants, and health effects
  • Contaminated communities, national and transnational regulatory responses
  • Conclusion.

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