Ecotoxicity and Human Health: A Biological Approach to Environmental Remediation - Hardcover

Bloom, Arthur D.; De Serres, Frederick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1566701414 ISBN 13: 9781566701419

Publisher: CRC Press, 1995

Synopsis

Ecotoxicity and Human Health emphasizes the relationships between toxicity, ecological systems, and human health. It focuses on the extent and nature of hazardous waste sites and how their effects may be studied in humans and other systems, using in vitro models, biomarkers of cellular and molecular damage, and animal models. It also includes considerable information on bioremediation, legal and regulatory issues, public perceptions and societal responses, quantitative modeling and analysis, and international directives. One of the unique features of Ecotoxicity and Human Health is its coverage of the legislative actions that have occurred over the past two decades and which have most affected the issue of hazardous waste. The book discusses the Superfund Statute, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Ocean Dumping Act of 1972, the Rio Conference, United Nations Declarations, EC Regulations and Directives, and selected state legislation.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1566701414
• ISBN 13: 9781566701419
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336