Environmental disaster

Large quantities of whey constitute a waste product in the manufacture of dairy products such as cheese. From the standpoint of environmental pollution it is considered a major problem, and disposal of untreated wastes may create environmental disasters. It is desirable... 

Unusual anthropogenic environmental disaster with long term impact long term impact ... 

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, better known as DDT, is a well-known pesticide that has caused significant environmental damage. It is easy to point fingers, blaming scientists and manufacturers for having unleashed this organic compound on an unsuspecting world. It is more difficult, however, to understand why this environmental disaster took place. 

This is a typical environmental disaster that the industry must not forget and must not repeat. For more information on PCB pollution and management, the readers are referred to the literature [46,51]. 

Perceptions of their role in meeting societal and public policy needs are also significantly influenced by the firms recognition that widespread public health problems are beyond the firms individual and the industry s collective abilities to impact positively. Product and monetary donations in response to natural and environmental disasters are substantial, but tension often results between the donor company and the recipient organization or country over lack of evidence that funds or product donations were used for the intended purpose. 

Carbonell-Barrachina, A.A., Rocamora, A., Garcia -Gomis, C. et al. (2004) Arsenic and zinc biogeochemistry in pyrite mine waste from the Aznalcollar environmental disaster. Geoderma, 122(2-4 SPEC. IIS.), 195-203. 

Kondratyev K.Ya. Grigoryev Al.A. and Varotsos C.A. (2002a). Environmental Disasters Anthropogenic and Natural. Springer/Praxis, Chichester, U.K., 400 pp. 

In 1999 the Russian tanker Volgoneft-248 carrying 43 000 tons of fuel oil had an accident in the Bosporus, as a result nearly 1 ton of fuel oil spilled into the sea. On September 4, 1999 as a result of the breakup of the vessel Christina Valetta the Laspi Bay became the scene of an environmental disaster. 1.7 tons of oil products were spilled into the sea. The damage incurred to the marine environment was estimated at more than half-a-million US dollars. 

Much emphasis has been given in the past two years to the possible toxicity of nanoparticles, by both media and scientific journals, with a general fear that they might turn up in an occupational and environmental disaster, as with asbestos, or become a serious and debated issue, like OGM. Because of their peculiar physical and chemical features, the study of nanoparticles as potential toxic agents requires a multidisciplinary approach involving disciplines from physics chemistry to biology and medicine. 

Never in the history of Spain has an environmental disaster aroused such public outcry, exerted such a political impact, or elicited such media coverage as the Prestige oil spill (WWF 2002). 

The general guidelines are not, by themselves, adequate for chemical substances with high acute toxicity or high chronic toxicity, such as heavy metals, chemical carcinogens, or reproductive toxins. Students and workers must follow standard work practices to contain health and environmental disasters ... 

Identify the major types of natural/environmental disasters and their physical, social, and economic impact. 

Disasters that are due to natural causes often result in significant losses, physical destruction of dwellings, social and economic disruption, human pain and suffering, injury, and loss of life. This chapter presents the reader with a broad overview of the most frequently occurring natural/ environmental disasters, their impact on communities, and... 

Disaster science, accompanied by major advances in technology and meteorology, has provided a better understanding of the hallmark characteristics of natu-ral/environmental disasters. This information enables nurses, health care planners, and public health officials to prepare for these types of events and to develop advance-warning systems to minimize injuries and the loss of life. As with other types of disasters, advance preparation for a major natural disaster can result in significant reductions in mortality later on (Bissell, Pinet, Nelson, Levy, 2004 Cuny, 1998). 

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