Handbook of environmental management and technology

Book · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6088206

Holmes, G ^[1]; Singh, B R ^[2]; Theodore, L ^[3]

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1. Doucet and Mainka, Peekskill, NY (United States)
2. Environmental Protection Agency, New York, NY (United States)
3. Manhattan Coll., Riverdale, NY (United States)

The book is divided into six parts. Part 1 provides an introduction to background issues such as regulatory approaches, international effects of pollution, and sources of pollutants. Part 2 covers issues related to air pollution. Dispersion and control of pollutants is discussed, as well as the popular topics of acid rain and the greenhouse effect. The relatively new topic of indoor air quality is also described. Part 3 is devoted to dispersion of pollutants in water systems and control and treatment of wastewaters. Solid and hazardous waste management issues are covered in Part 4. The general topics of municipal, medical, and hazardous waste control programs are introduced in the first portion of this section. Five individual hazardous pollutants are then discussed: underground storage tanks, asbestos, household hazardous waste, used oil, and metals. Part 5 addresses the miscellaneous areas of noise pollution, domestic and architectural considerations, pollution prevention approaches, and energy conservation. Finally, Part 6 is devoted to issues faced daily by management. Concerns regarding worker training and safety, emergency management, and monitoring of background levels of contaminants are addressed. The topic of risk assessment is introduced, and methods for environmental and risk communication are presented. Economic considerations are discussed, because in many instances this factor plays an ultimate determination on how an environmental management program will proceed. Individual chapters are processed separately for inclusion in the appropriate data bases.

• OSTI ID: 6088206
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
29 ENERGY PLANNING
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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
POLLUTANTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
DECISION MAKING
ENERGY CONSERVATION
LEADING ABSTRACT
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
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DOCUMENT TYPES
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540320 - Environment
Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)
540220 - Environment
Terrestrial- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)
320305 - Energy Conservation
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320604 - Energy Conservation
Consumption
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Health
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