Chemicals as Intentional and Accidental Global Environmental Threats

ISBN-13: 9781402050978 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 500 str.

Lubomir Simeonov; Elisabeta Chirila

Opis

The book contains the contributions at the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Chemicals as Intentional and Accidental Global Environmental Threats, which took place in Borovetz, Bulgaria, November 16-27, 2005. A diverse group of scientists, representing the fields of ecology, chemistry, medicine, epidemiology, public health, toxicology, risk assessment, environmental protection and management, modelling, environmental remediation technologies came together to discuss the chemicals threats for the global environment. The intentional or accidental release of chemicals into environment poses a global threat to public health and security. There is a forecast that terrorists could begin to use more advanced technologies including chemicals to threaten or attack civil and political institutions. Terrorism is expected to increase the threat of chemicals in environment through direct release of chemical agents or sabotage of existing chemical facilities. The intentional release of chemicals into environment can cause widespread panic, injury and mortality due to the potentials of exposure of large population. In addition, the management of accidental chemical releases and historical chemical contamination represents a significant economic burden to society.

Spis treści

Preface.- Acknowledgements.- List of contributors.- Environmental Risk Assessment; L.-D. Galatchi.- Sampling and Sample Pretreatment for Environmental Analysis E.Chirila et al.- Lessons Learned from Industrial Chemical Accidents: Italian and International standards; S. Visentin.- Selection of Effective Technologies for Remediation of Contaminated Lands; T. McHugh, J. Connor.- Europe as a Source of Pollution - The Main Factor for the Eutrophication of the Danube Delta and Black Sea; L.-D. Galatchi, M. Tudor.- Effective Approaches for Modeling Ground Water Load of Surface Applied Chemicals M. Vanclooster.- Fate of Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment; B. Koumanova.- Vulnerability, Resilience and Adaptation: Response Mechanisms in an Environmental Emergency — The Asian Tzunami in Thailand and Hurricane Katrina in the United States; H. Schroeder, D. Yocum.- One Approach for Cognitive Assessment on Group of School Children Exposed to Lead in the Community of Veles; M. Kochubovki.- Ecological and Professional Chemical Dangers for Reproductive Health; O. Sivochalova, E. Denisov.- Technological Transfer. Miniature Laser Mass Spectrometer for Express Analysis of Environmental Samples; L. Simeonov, G. Managadze.- Incidental and Accidental Pollution in Italy; M. Arienzo.- Pesticides as Global Environmental Threats; K. Vasilev, V. Kambourova.- Regulatory use of Pesticide Concentrations in the Environment in the European Union; J. Linders B.H.J..- Threats on the Seaside Lakes Water and Their Acute and Long-Term Consequences; L.-D. Galatchi et al.- Evaluating Health Risks and Prioritizing Response Actions for Contaminated Lands;T. McHugh, J. Connor.- SAFEFOODNET: An Ongoing Project on Chemical Food Safety Network for Enlarging Europe; M. Elia et al.- Degradation of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in Landscaped Soils; M. Arienzo et al.- Pollutants Effects on Human body — Toxicological Approach; G. Coman et al.- The Use of Models for the Evaluation of Chemical Attenuationin the Environment; C. Newell, T. McHugh.- Mechanism of the remediation (detoxification) of chemicals (pesticide, heavy metals, other toxic chemical compounds); Y. Zeroual, M. Blaghen; Environmental Protection and Public Health Projects. Educational and Training Programmes; C. Draghici.- Planning and Execution of a Pilot Phytoremediation Experiment; B. Simeonova, L. Simeonov.- Determination of protein complexed paralytic shellfish poisoning. Mechanism of the remediation (detoxification) of chemicals (pesticide, heavy metals, other toxic chemical compounds); N. Takati et al.- European Institutions for Controlling Chemical Air Pollution: An Analysis of CLRTAP-European Union Interplay; H. Schroeder, D. Yokum.- Development of a Pesticide Biosensor Using Carbon Electrode Systems; A. Arvinte et al.- Study ofthe Content of Chemicals in Landfill Leachate; A. Maximova, B. Koumanova.- Aspects of Eutrophication as a Chemical Pollution with Implifications on Marine Biota at the Romanian Black Sea Shore; A. Sburlea et al.- Investigation of the Constanta Surface Water’s Pollution Sources; A. Coman et al.- The Potential Use of Festuca Cultivars and Lignite for phytostabilization of Heavy Metal Polluted Soils.- J. Krzyzak et al.- Development of Analytical Method for Determination of PCBs and OCPs in Soil by Gas Chromatography with Electron-Capture detector; A. Dimitrova et al.- Method for the determination of Some Selected Steroid Hormones and Bisphenol A in Water at Low ng/l Level by On-line Solid-Phase Extraction Combined with Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry; B. Lazarov, J.A. van Leerdam.- Evaluation of Biocide — Free Antifouling Systems; L. Barbes.- Removal of Dissolved Organic Compounds by Granular Activated Carbon; B. Schreiber et al.- External and Internal Exposure to Carbon Disulfide at the Working Place; C. Kopcheva et al.- Accumulation of Copper, Cadmium, Iron, Magnezium and Zink in Three Development Stages of Red Pepper; S. Dobrinas et al.-