Exposure and Risk Assessment of Chemical Pollution — Contemporary Methodology

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii
New Versus Classic Approaches for Chemical Risk Assessment and Management....Pages 1-14
Dose Response Extrapolation for Acute Effects of Toxic Agents and its Relevance to Predict Health Risk Related to Disaster and Terrorism Associated Events....Pages 15-28
Modeling Multimedia Pollution for Environmental Exposure....Pages 29-50
Risk Assessment of Mixtures of Chemical Pollutants in the Environment....Pages 51-67
Mass Balance Models for Chemical Fate, Bioaccumulation, Exposure and Risk Assessment....Pages 69-91
Exposure and Risk Assessment Modeling to Screen and Prioritize Commercial Chemical Inventories....Pages 93-109
Methodology for Exposure and Risk Assessment in Complex Environmental Pollution Situations....Pages 111-132
Risk Assessment Approaches for Dealing With Unusual Chemicals and Non-Standard Exposures....Pages 133-145
Assessment of the Effect Potential of Environmental Chemicals....Pages 147-153
Modeling Chemical Exposures in Risk Assessment....Pages 155-164
Complex Characterization of Polluted Samples....Pages 165-180
Modeling of Contaminants in Aquatic Environment....Pages 181-194
Tentative Hazard Assessment of Industrial Facilities....Pages 195-207
Ecological Approach to Evaluate Effects of Chemical Pollutants in Soil and Groundwater....Pages 209-225
Environmental Epidemiology as a Method for Risk Assessment of Chemical Pollution....Pages 227-232
The Use of Biomarkers in the Toxicological Risk Assessment....Pages 233-245
Humic Substances as Natural Interacting Agents: Their Characteristics and Possible Fate in Environment....Pages 247-257
Environmental Microbiology, Soil Science, Nanoscience: A Planetary View....Pages 259-270
Environmental Effect Assessment of Organic PBT Compounds....Pages 271-284
Risk Estimates of Air Pollutants in Developing Countries....Pages 285-302
Inhalation Intake Assessment of Air Pollutants Exposure Over Cairo, Egypt....Pages 303-315
Water Quality Assessment and Control in Bulgaria....Pages 317-324
Risk Assessment of Oil Marine Pollution....Pages 325-334
Case Study on Gas Station Enviromental Qualitative Risk Assessment....Pages 335-344
Environmental Risks Associated to the Use of Cyanide Technology for Gold Extraction in Romania....Pages 345-356
Exposure and Risk Assessment of Environmental Nitric Oxides in Tumor Progression....Pages 357-370
Blood-Lead Levels in Schoolchildren from Veles, Related to the Ambient Air Pollution by Lead....Pages 371-378
Evaluation of the Risk of Underground Water\'s Action Upon Human Health of Population in Municipality Chisinau....Pages 379-382
Occurrence and Associated Risk of Nitrates/Nitrites in the Ground Waters from the North-Eastern Part of Romania....Pages 383-397
New Technologies for Nitrite and Nitrate Removal from Drinking Water Envisaging the Diminution of Human Health Risk....Pages 399-406
About the Contents of Nitrates in Vegetal Food—Stuffs in Municipality of Chisinau....Pages 407-413
Chlorosis Risk Evaluation from a New Viticulture Area Located on a Former Army Region....Pages 415-421
Pesticide Residues Determination in Vegetables from Romania by GC-ECD....Pages 423-430
Heavy Metals and Pesticides Analysis from Black Sea Algae....Pages 431-437
Novel Daphnia Test For Detecting Chemical Pollution....Pages 439-444
Flood Risks in Agricultural Areas Along Mesta River....Pages 445-455
Assessment of Land Pollution and Policy Analysis for Secure Development Strategies in Armenia....Pages 457-472
Using a Decision Support Software in the Course of the Planning of a Waste Management System in Hungary....Pages 473-486
Examination of Condition of Small Streams and Results Displaying in Environmental Information System....Pages 487-500
Educational Approach of Safety and Risk Assessment Courses at Master Program....Pages 501-508
Case Study of the Risk Assessment of Nitrates on Human Health in ihe West Side of Romania....Pages 509-516
Levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soils Nearby Metallurgical Plant Kremikovtsy....Pages 517-524
Back Matter....Pages 525-526