Chemical additives are used to enhance the properties of many industrial products. Since their release into the environment is a potential risk for man and nature, their fate and behavior have been investigated in the framework of the European Union-funded project RISKCYCLE. The results are presented in two volumes, Global Risk-Based Management of Chemical Additives I: Production, Usage and Environmental Occurrence and Global Risk-Based Management of Chemical Additives II: Risk-Based Assessment and Management Strategies. This book is the second of the two volumes and features two main parts. In the first part, experts in the field discuss different models related to the assessment of the potential risks posed by chemical additives and analyze their benefits and drawbacks. In the second part, specific case studies in which the models have been applied are presented and the reliability of the models is evaluated.
This volume is an invaluable source of information for scientists and governmental agencies dealing with the risk assessment of chemicals on a global scale.
Author(s): D. Barceló, R. M. Darbra, B. Bilitewski (auth.), Bernd Bilitewski, Rosa Mari Darbra, Damià Barceló (eds.)
Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry 23
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2013
Language: English
Pages: XVII, 478 p. 104 illus. 63 illus. in color.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction....Pages 1-3
Life Cycle Assessment of Additives: Methodology and Data....Pages 7-23
Characterization of Environmental Exposure: Measuring Versus Modeling....Pages 25-46
Environmental Fate Models....Pages 47-71
Toxicological and Ecotoxicological Studies for Additives....Pages 73-89
A Revision of Current Models for Environmental and Human Health Impact and Risk Assessment for Application to Emerging Chemicals....Pages 91-108
Are Chemicals in Products Good or Bad for the Society? – An Economic Perspective....Pages 109-136
RISKCYCLE and EU Legislation....Pages 137-152
Two Sides of One Coin: Relations Between Hazardous Substances and Valuable Resources....Pages 155-169
Toxicological Characterization of Waste-Related Products Using Alternative Methods: Three Case Studies....Pages 171-205
LCA Case Study on Printed Matter....Pages 207-221
LCA Case Study Cushion Vinyl Floor Covering and DEHP....Pages 223-243
Chemicals in Leather: International Trends on Risk-Based Control and Management....Pages 245-262
Managing E-Waste in Developed and Developing Countries....Pages 263-278
Mass Emissions of Pollutants from E-Waste Processed in China and Human Exposure Assessment....Pages 279-312
Tracking Global Flows of E-Waste Additives by Using Substance Flow Analysis, with a Case Study in China....Pages 313-348
Human and Environmental Impact Produced by E-Waste Releases at Guiyu Region (China)....Pages 349-384
In Search of Zero Waste: An Experiment in Progress....Pages 385-398
Mineral Oil in Board and Paper Recycling....Pages 399-417
Proposed Plan for Disposal of Mercury- Bearing Lamps for India....Pages 419-439
Study of the Substitution of Fossil Fuels by RDF Produced from Municipal Solid Waste of Hanoi: A Case Study....Pages 441-462
Conclusions....Pages 465-471
Back Matter....Pages 473-478
