Ecoaccidents
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Ecoaccidents
(NATO conference series, 1 . Ecology ; v. 11)
Published in cooperation with NATO Scientific Affairs Division [by] Plenum Press, c1985
Available at 4 libraries
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  Iwate
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  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"Proceedings of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Ecoaccidents, held September 19-25, 1983, in Nordwijkerhout, the Netherlands"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographies and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Dr. Hueck explains in the "History and Development of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop" some ideas on the genesis of the Workshop. The reader should understand that this volume is a preliminary analysis of a problem that has not received much attention. The case histories, for example, are illustrative because one volume cannot include all histories, or even those in Europe. Consequently, case histories are lacking on many parts of the world, including central Europe and North America, not because these are unimportant or less disastrous ecologically than the case histories covered, but because selecting only a few illustrative cases was possible. The geographic and ecological coverage was originally much broader, but, unfortunately, some participants were unable to attend and this resulted in an even more skewed distribution geographically. However, participants generally agreed that the information necessary to analyze the problem was covered in sufficient depth by those in attendance and that other case histories would have been interesting, but would probably not have caused substantive changes in the conclusions or recommendations.
The Workshop organizers did not selectively choose people, companies, or countries to the exclusion of others. The committee selected a broad array of people, countries, and industries, and the participants were those able to corne, prepare a manuscript, and meet the other conditions. Thus, what appears to be a skewed distribution was not planned as such, but was the consequence of people being unable to attend for various reasons.
Table of Contents
History and Development of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop.- Case Histories.- Harboor Tange, Denmark - A Coastal Area Polluted with Toxic Organic Chemicals and Mercury.- Tetraalkyl Lead Accident in Sea Water.- Environmental Contamination by TCDD: the Seveso Case.- Mass Bird Mortalities on the Mersey Estuary UK - Incident, Investigation, Resolution, and Follow-Up.- Synopsis of Case Histories.- Scenarios.- Causes and Classification of Oil Spills.- Scenario of an Accident with Trichloroethylene: An Attempt at the Prediction of Long-Term Ecotoxicological Effects on the Basis of Physico-Chemical, Toxicological, and Ecotoxicological Data.- Regulatory Aspects.- A Philosophy of the Prospective Testing of Environmental Chemicals in Relation with the Analysis of Ecoaccidents.- Summary.- Future Needs.- Contributors.- Participants.
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