Environmental protection has been a matter of public awareness for many years. However, improvement of environmental quality is not always considered in terms of economic advantage. Rigorous evaluation of the relationship between economy and environment suggests a positive feedback between social benefits (public health, education, technology) and economic development. Definition of environmental quality includes determination of origins, distributions and dispersion mechanisms of xenobiotic substances. Risk assessment incorporating measures for preventive/corrective policy may then follow. Environmental protection requires global participation and concomitant exchange of ideas.
The present book introduces specialists to environmental issues. In particular it supplements formal training in chemistry disciplines, covering:
| ISBN: | 9780792332404 |
| Publication date: | 31st December 1994 |
| Author: | S Facchetti, D Pitea |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Netherlands |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 531 pages |
| Series: | Eurocourses: Environmental Management |
| Genres: |
Pollution and threats to the environment Waste treatment and disposal Environment, transport and planning law: general Environmental management Waste management |