Improving data quality in community-based seafood consumption studies by use of two measurement tools.The measurement tools discussed in this article were used to investigate the effects of mercury bioaccumulation bi·o·ac·cu·mu·la·tion n. The increase in the concentration of a substance, especially a contaminant, in an organism or in the food chain over time. in seafood from a hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. site. For those who want to know more about bioaccumulation and contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. sites, the following books may be of interest: Principles of Ecotoxicology--Second Edition C.H. Walker, S.P. Hopkin, R.M. Sibly, and D.B. Peakall (2001) This second edition builds upon the foundations laid by the outstanding success of the first edition. The text progresses from the molecular basis of pollutant toxicity to consequent effects at higher levels of organization--cellular, whole-organism, population, community, and ecosystem. The first section describes the major classes of organic and inorganic pollutants, their properties, the manner of their release, their environmental fate, and their transport in air, water, and long food chains. There follows a discussion of the effects pollutants have upon individual organisms. The final section deals with effects at the levels of population, community, and ecosystem. 309 pages, softcover. Member: $45.50. Nonmember: $53.50. Catalog #995. Contaminated Sites and Environmental Cleanup The process of removing solid, liquid, and hazardous wastes, except for unexploded ordnance, resulting from the joint operation of US forces to a condition that approaches the one existing prior to operation as determined by the environmental baseline survey, if one was conducted. : International Approaches to Prevention, Remediation, and Reuse G. William Page
William Page (b. 3 January 1811 in Albany, New York - d. 1 October 1885 in Tottenville, Staten Island) was an American painter and portrait artist. (1997) In this book readers will find a range of international policy approaches to preventing toxic contamination, performing environmental cleanup of contaminated sites, and redeveloping those sites for production uses. With a focus on experience with contaminated sites in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and several countries in Western and Eastern Europe Eastern Europe The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. , Contaminated Sites and Environmental Cleanup demonstrates that policies designed to contend with contaminated sites have both intended and unintended consequences. It will serve the needs of students and professionals in academia, industry, and government who are concerned with soil and groundwater contamination, remediation strategies, brownfield site redevelopment, and environmental policy making. 212 pages, hardcover. Member: $58. Nonmember: $68. Catalog #731. Library Corner is designed to supplement the articles in each issue by describing additional information resources pertaining to featured topics. If a particular Journal article piques your interest, check the Library Corner--more information may be available. For your convenience, the sources cited in Library Corner will be available for purchase through NEHA NEHA National Environmental Health Association NEHA National Executive Housekeepers Association NEHA Northern Estates Homeowners Association (Indianapolis, Indiana) . |
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