Chemicals and the Environment

Sherlock Holmes ponders the curious incident of the dog in the night time. Watson, surprised, responds, But the dog did nothing in the night time. That was the curious incident, Holmes replies. 

The reader who is well informed about toxicology or ecotoxicology may wish to jump straight to the discussion of NPs in relation to these subjects. 

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The chapter on Radioactive chemicals (Chapter 11) has been updated. Considerations of safety in design (Chapter 12) are presented separately from systems of work requirements, i.e. Operating procedures (Chapter 13). Tlie considerations for Marketing and transportation of hazardous chemicals are now addressed in two separate chapters (Chapters 14 and 15). Chemicals and the Environment are now also covered in two chapters (Chapters 16 and 17) to reflect the requirement that the impact of chemicals on the environment should be properly assessed, monitored and controlled. Although a substantial contribution to atmospheric pollution is made by emissions from road vehicles and other means of transport, and this is now strictly legislated for, this topic is outside the scope of this text. Chapter 18 provides useful conversion factors to help with the myriad of units used internationally. 

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