Environmental Health and Hazard Risk Assessment

Theodore, Louis; Dupont, R. Ryan

• Part I Introductory Comments: About the Book. History of Environmental Health Problems. History of Environmental Hazard Problems. Health Risk versus Hazard Risk. Environmental Regulatory Framework. Emergency Planning and Response. Part II Health Risk Assessment: Introduction to Health Risk Assessment. Health Problem Identification. Toxicity and Dose–Response. Exposure Assessment. Health Risk Characterization. Part III Hazard Risk Assessment: Introduction to Hazard Risk Assessment. Hazard/Event Problem Identification. Hazard/Event Probability. Hazard/Event Consequences. Hazard Risk Characterization. Part IV Case Studies: Case for Case Studies. Monte Carlo Simulation. Emergency Planning and Response. Natural Disasters. Industrial Accidents. Afterword. Index.

"… should be part of any public health library. … highly recommended for use by risk/hazard assessors, regulatory officials, industry risk/hazard managers, environmental science/health students, public health practitioners, and readers of HERA. Kudos to the authors for preparing such a useful and fulfilling book."—Barry L. Johnson, Ph.D., Managing Editor, Journal of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment"This reader-friendly text is excellently written and unique in the breadth, depth and application of the subject. It is brought to life and made very understandable via the illustrative examples. This would be my first choice when recommending a text to someone interested in discovering what environmental risk is all about."—John D. McKenna, Ph.D., Principal, ETS, INC, Roanoke, Virginia, USA"Such a calculation-based book was sorely needed ... a ‘must’ for any technical library."—Anthony Buonicore, P.E., BCEE, QEP, Principal, Buonicore Partners, LLC, Connecticut, USA"This is the definitive book on environmental risk. The book addresses critically needed regulatory issues, the case studies illustrating the magnitude of risk associated with resource management industries such as coal mines, the BP oil disaster, [and] natural disasters. ... The problems and solutions will be very valuable to readers to further understand the concept of health risk and hazardous risk and its management. It has excellent illustrative examples that range from real-world applications to a hypothetical meteorite collision. This will be a very valuable textbook for students as well as a reference book for engineers, scientists and regulatory personnel." —Kumar Ganesan, Professor and Head, Department of Environmental Engineering, Montana Tech, USA"This book is easy to read and is loaded with over 200 well-thought-out illustrative examples of risk assessment that complement the theory and provide appropriate practical applications. This is a wonderful book that will serve both students and graduates well."—Leo Stander, PE, BCEE, Cary, North Carolina, USA