...Angela Maria Tomasoni; Emmanuel Garbolino; Massimo Rovatti; Roberto Sacile Purpose This paper seeks to tackle the complex problem of integrating real‐time data information about the tracking of a hazardous material (hazmat) vehicle with classical risk evaluation methodologies in order to describe...

.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Hazardous materials Wood Recycling Wood preservation Waste disposal In practice, waste wood is put in an incinerator (Japan) or used as landfill (USA) causing environmental problems. Recycling by thermochemical conversion may be a more...

... and bioaccumulative anthropogenic organic substances may be used in production processes only if the producer can show that human health and the environment will be unaffected. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Hazardous materials Pollution control Waste handling Chemical water pollutants...

...), “ Occurrence, analysis and biological relevance ”, in Merian , E. (Ed.), Metals and their Compounds in the Environment , VCH , New York, NY , pp. 17 ‐ 39 . Contamination Diet Health Pollution Hazardous materials Environment The research area utilised is located within the Dana...

... Contamination Groundwater Regulations Hazardous materials Natural attenuation has been referred to by the lay community as the “do nothing” remedy and by some community stakeholders as the “no action” approach. Yet precisely because extraction, treatment, and reinjection (ETR) systems have...

... Contamination Groundwater Hazardous materials Soil and groundwater extending from gasworks sites are typically contaminated with both inorganic and organic contaminants resulting from the on‐site disposal of by‐products of the manufactured gas process. The numerous types of contamination in solid...

... these conditions about 5‐15 per cent of the observed lung cancer frequency or of the lifetime risk may be attributable to indoor radon. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Communications Environment Hazardous materials Health Pollution Radiation Radon Risk For special target audiences, appropriate...

... from 11.4mg/l to 6.7mg/l. However, slight change did occur for the rest of the associated metals. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Agriculture Environmental impact Hazardous materials Heavy metals Industry Leather industry Pollution Water The anaerobic treatment system has become...

... Dust Environment Hazardous materials Health Nurseries Painting Several studies have shown high lead paints to be major contributors to the lead content of house and street dusts. For example, Fergusson and Schroeder[ 10 ] estimated that 45 per cent of lead in house dust in pre‐1950 housing...

... that the influence of lead precipitating from the atmosphere directly reflects the lead content of soil. Concentration of metals so far did not show any great significant effect. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Egypt Environment Hazardous materials Pollution IMPACT OF LEAD POLLUTION ON THE CONTAMINATION...

.... Their persistence in the environment is stressed. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Environment Hazardous materials Pollution 16 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH, AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 4,1 OMCs need to be replaced by safer pesticides and their use in the chemical industry needs careful control...

... on a WHO Planning Meeting. WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, 1992(Inpress). Michael J. Suess is based at the WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Health care Hazardous materials Hospitals Toxic waste Waste disposal ...

..., and designate proper methods for final disposal of medical wastes and treatment residues. Finally, the facility must ensure the implementation and monitoring of this strategy. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Estimating Hazardous materials Waste disposal A MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 13 F acilities...