Polychlorinated Biphenyls And The Environment

Author : United States. Interdepartmental Task Force on PCBs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Polychlorinated Biphenyls and the Environment written by United States. Interdepartmental Task Force on PCBs and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309073219
Total Pages : 451 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Risk-Management Strategy for PCB-Contaminated Sediments written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-06-07 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a risk-based framework for developing and implementing strategies to manage PCB-contaminated sediments at sites around the country. The framework has seven stages, beginning with problem definition, continuing through assessment of risks and management options, and ending with an evaluation of the success of the management strategy. At the center of the framework is continuous and active involvement of all affected parties-particularly communities-in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the management strategy. A Risk-Management Strategy for PCB-Contaminated Sediments emphasizes the need to consider all risks at a contaminated site, not just human health and ecological effects, but also the social, cultural, and economic impacts. Given the controversy that has arisen at many PCB-contaminated sites, this book provides a consistent, yet flexible, approach for dealing with the many issues associated with assessing and managing the risks at Superfund and other contaminated sites.

Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Toxic Substances
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Protection Agency Support Document/voluntary Environmental Impact Statement for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Manufacturing, Processing, Distribution in Commerce, and Use Ban Regulation (Section 6(e) of TSCA) written by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Toxic Substances and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John S. Waid
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book PCBs and the Environment written by John S. Waid and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
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Download or read book Polychlorinated Biphenyls written by United States. Environmental Protection Agency and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen Safe
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642705502
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): Mammalian and Environmental Toxicology written by Stephen Safe and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been produced commercially since be fore 1930. They proved to be highly versatile mixtures and their uses continued to expand during the early 1970's even after the unanticipated world-wide en vironmental contamination had been discovered (Jensen et aI. , 1969; Koeman et aI. , 1969). Over 600,000 metric-tons were produced and/or used in the U. S. during this time and it is estimated that worldwide production totaled about 1,200,000 metric-tons (Table 1). With low acute toxicities (Fishbein, 1974), these mixtures were considered gen erally biologically inactive even though industrial exposure had demonstrated he patic and dermatological effects (Fishbein, 1974; Hansen, 1987). Thus, use and disposal were not carefully monitored and it is estimated that one-third of the world-wide production of PCBs has been released into the global environment (Table 1). Table 1. Estimated production and disposition of PCBs b U. s. a Worldwide 6 6 Production/use 610 X 10 kg 1200 X 10 kg Mobil environmental reservoir 82 400 Static reservoirs In service 340 Dumps 130 Total static 470 800 a NAS, 1979 b Tatsukawa and Tanaba, 1984 2 Environmental Distribution Many countries now impose strict controls on the use and release of PCBs. Re lease into the environment has declined dramatically in the last decade, but con tinued release from reservoirs (Table 1) into burdened ecosystems (Table 2) ap pears inevitable for several more decades (Barros et aI. , 1984).

Author : United States. Department of Agriculture. Ad Hoc Group on PCBs
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Agriculture's Responsibility Concerning Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) written by United States. Department of Agriculture. Ad Hoc Group on PCBs and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 28 pages
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Download or read book Polychlorinated Biphenyls, an Alert for Food and Feed Facilities written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : U.s. Environmental Protection Agency
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781547052585
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America's Children and the Environment written by U.s. Environmental Protection Agency and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "America's Children and the Environment (ACE)" is EPA's report presenting data on children's environmental health. ACE brings together information from a variety of sources to provide national indicators in the following areas: Environments and Contaminants, Biomonitoring, and Health. Environments and Contaminants indicators describe conditions in the environment, such as levels of air pollution. Biomonitoring indicators include contaminants measured in the bodies of children and women of child-bearing age, such as children's blood lead levels. Health indicators report the rates at which selected health outcomes occur among U.S. children, such as the annual percentage of children who currently have asthma. Accompanying each indicator is text discussing the relevance of the issue to children's environmental health and describing the data used in preparing the indicator. Wherever possible, the indicators are based on data sources that are updated in a consistent manner, so that indicator values may be compared over time.

Author : Canada. Environment Canada
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ISBN 13 : 9780662554554
Total Pages : 24 pages
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Download or read book Summary of Environmental Criteria for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). written by Canada. Environment Canada and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: