This long-awaited second edition updates and expands upon the topics in the bestselling first edition. It provides a framework for understanding the nature of hazardous materials and how the risks from such materials may be reduced.
Offers an introduction to hazardous materials, providing historical insight into toxins. The book explores the health effects of hazardous materials; risk assessment; the transportation and management of hazardous materials; waste characterization and analytical methods; and waste treatment and disposal.
Introduction to Hazardous Materials. Toxicology and Health Effects of Hazardous Materials. Risks and Risk Assessment. Air Pollution and Air Toxics. Soils and Groundwater. Transportation of Hazardous Materials. Management of Hazardous Materials. Waste Characterization and Analytical Methods. Waste Treatment and Disposal. Appendix A: Federal Regulatory Approaches. Appendix B: California Approaches. Appendix: Hazardous Materials Definitions.