Evaluation of environmental data for regulatory and impact assessment /

Mounting concern for the state of the environment has led to a substantial increase in the collection of environmental data in the past two decades. This trend raises issues with regard to the quality assurance and quality control of the data gathering process, from sampling to analysis. The evaluat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ramamoorthy, S.
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Baddaloo, Earle Gerard Yantdeo, 1946-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam ; New York : New York, NY : Elsevier ; Distributors for the United States and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co., 1991.
Series:	Studies in environmental science ; 41.
Subjects:	Pollution > Statistics > Evaluation. Pollution > Measurement > Statistical methods > Quality control. Environmental impact analysis. Risk assessment. Risk Assessment Pollution > Statistiques > Évaluation. Pollution > Mesure > Méthodes statistiques > Qualité > Contrôle. Environnement > Études d'impact. Évaluation du risque. environmental impact statements. risk assessment. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control. Environmental impact analysis Pollution > Measurement > Statistical methods > Quality control Risk assessment Evaluatie. Milieuonderzoek. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Front Cover; Evaluation of Environmental Data for Regulatory and Impact Assessment; Copyright Page; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTENTS; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Evaluation of Current Techniques; Chapter 3. Quality of Analytical Data; Chapter 4. Quality of Biological Data; Chapter 5. Screening of Toxic Chemicals; Chapter 6. Hazard Evaluation; Chapter 7. Evaluation of Databases for Impact Assessment; Chapter 8 Risk Assessment; Chapter 9. Regulatory Decision-Making Process; Appendix A: Glossary of Terms used in the Book; Appendix B: Index.