Description
Springer Environmental Modeling and Health Risk Analysis Acts/Risk by Mustafa Aral ARAL
Environmental Modeling and Health Risk Analysis (ACTS/RISK) The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with an integrated perspective on several ?elds. First, it discusses the ?elds of environmental modeling in general and multimedia (the term "multimedia" is used throughout the text to indicate that environmental transformation and transport processes are discussed in association with three environmental media: air, groundwater and surface water pathways) environmental transformation and transport processes in particular; it also provides a detailed description of numerous mechanistic models that are used in these ?elds. Second, this book presents a review of the topics of exposure and health risk analysis. The Analytical Contaminant Transport Analysis System (ACTS) and Health RISK Analysis (RISK) software tools are an integral part of the book and provide computational platforms for all the models discussed herein. The most recent versions of these two software tools can be downloaded from the publisher's web site. The author recommends registering the software on the web download page so that users can receive updates about newer versions of the software._x000D_ Table of contents :- _x000D_
1. Introduction _x000D_
2. Principles of Environmental Modeling _x000D_
3. Conservation Principles, and Environmental Transformation and Transport _x000D_
4. Air Pathway Analysis _x000D_
5. Groundwater Pathway Analysis _x000D_
6. Surface Water Pathway Analysis _x000D_
7. Uncertainty and Variability Analysis _x000D_
8. Health Risk Analysis _x000D_
9. Application: Pesticide Transport in Shallow Groundwater and Environmental Risk Assessment _x000D_
APPENDIX A. Definitions of Acronyms and Abbreviations _x000D_
APPENDIX B. Environmental Modeling and Exposure Analysis Terms _x000D_
APPENDIX C. Definitions and Operations of the ACTS/RISK Software _x000D_
APPENDIX D. MCL levels of contaminants _x000D_
APPENDIX E. Conversion tables and Properties of Water_x000D_