The ins and outs—or inputs and outputs—of life-cycle inventory are the subject of this diagram-packed book. Developed during a SETAC workshop that involved participants of various backgrounds, the technical framework covers many inventory components: raw materials and energy; manufacturing, processing, and formulation; distribution and transportation; use-reuse-maintenance; recycling; and waste management. Research and technical considerations necessary to advancing the LCA framework into impact and improvement analyzes are also documented.

A Technical Framework for Life-Cycle Assessment

Fava, James A.

S E T A C Foundation for

Both regulators and the regulated community can benefit from the thoughtful recommendations presented by experts in whole effluent toxicity (WET) testing and receiving stream impact prediction. This book delivers state-of-the-art assessments that reflect appropriateness of endpoints used in routine WET methods, degree and causes of WET test method variability, biotic and abiotic factors that can influence measured field responses to effluents, and relationships among effluent toxicity, ambient toxicity, and receiving system impacts.

Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing: An Evaluation of Methods and Prediction of Receiving System Impacts: Proceedings of the Pellston Workshop on Whole ... (The Setac Special Publications Series)

Science & Math

Dickson, Kenneth L.

Pellston Workshop on Whole Effluent Toxicity

Grothe, Donald R.

Reed-Judkins, Donna

Technology

The objectives of the July 1994 workshop were to assess and characterize risk of organochlorines to the environment, to identify risk management options, and to develop strategies that address ecotoxicological problems. Topics discussed include sources, uses, and history of chlorine; distribution, transport, and transformation of organochlorine compounds; bioaccumulation and metabolism; modeling the fate and transport of compounds; effects on organisms; and risk management. Also included are appendices which provide case studies of trends in Canada, Sweden, and the United States. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment of the Chlorinated Organic Chemicals. (The Setac Special Publications Series)

Carey, John, et al

"How do we manage interdisciplinary cooperation in order to maintain a sustainable environment? This book presents the collected papers from a Pellston Workshop sponsored by SETAC and the Ecological Society of America (ESA). Building consensus positions surrounding the science and regulatory practice of sustainable environmental management, participants represented government, industry, and academia. These proceedings reflect the current state of the art and focus on an assessment of • transboundary problems • landscape and watershed management • product stewardship • biodiversity protection and restoration • urban environmental management • environmental restoration"

Sustainable Environmental Management: Proceedings of the Pellston Workshop on Sustainability-Based Environmental Management, 25-31 August, 1993, Pellston, Michigan (SETAC Special Publications Series)

SETAC (Society)

SETAC Foundation for Environmental Education

Pellston Workshop on Sustainability-Based Environmental Management

Barnthouse, L. W.

Earth Sciences

Feasibility, efficacy, and potential design of an ecological risk assessment decision-support system for use by risk assessors and risk managers: These are the products of a SETAC workshop during which participants addressed the following aspects of system design: • identification of state-of-the-art methods required for ecological risk assessment • definition of decision-support system structure and its operation • development of data and model management • description of user entry into model and data selection • capability to develop and integrate new or modified models within the system • standardization of model development for use in ecological risk assessment • development of a plan for system development"

Ecological Risk Assessment Decision Support System: A Conceptual Design: Proceedings of the Pellston Workshop on Ecological Risk Assessment Modeling, ... Michigan (Setac Special Publications Series)

Biological Sciences

The number of chemical ranking and scoring (CRS) systems developed in the past 20 years is estimated to be in the hundreds. The structures of these CRS systems vary widely, and often little guidance is available for developing these tools. These workshop participants developed a consensus framework and guidelines and principles for CRS in order to promote consistency in the development and application of CRS systems. Seventeen principles were developed to serve as guidance for those applying an existing CRS system or developing a new CRS system to meet specific goals.

Chemical Ranking and Scoring: Guidelines for Relative Assessments of Chemical: Proceedings of the Pellston Workshop on Chemical Ranking and Scoring, ... Florida (Setac Special Publication Series)

Medical Books

Pharmacology

Presents the plenary session presentation on the ecological functions of wetland in the landscapes; case studies on contaminant impacts on freshwater wetlands at Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge in California, an ecological risk assessment for the wetlands at Milltown Reservoir in Missoula, and the ecotoxicological assessment of urban and agricultural non-point source runoff effects on the grass shrimp; and synopses of five workgroups. Those topics include biogeochemical processes, contaminant fate and effects in coastal and estuarine wetlands, and constructed wetlands as a risk mitigation alternative. A summary of the workshop sessions is also included. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment for Wetlands (Setac Special Publications Series)

al., Michael A. Lewis et

Endocrine disruption in wildlife has emerged as a significant factor in scientific debate about environmental policy. Using a risk-based approach, Principles and Processes for Evaluating Endocrine Disruption in Wildlife provides state-of-the-art information, principles, and processes for evaluating the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in wildlife. Although the topic of environmental endocrine disruption is one that has generated significant controversy, it is evident from available scientific data that endocrine disruption, including developmental anomalies and disruption in reproductive processes, may be of concern in birds, mammals, and other wildlife, including fishes. Principles and Processes for Evaluating Endocrine Disruption in Wildlife is a valuable reference tool for educational purposes as well as for environmental and industrial managers and planners, regulators, environmental and human health scientists, public health workers, and people involved in environmental law and policy. This timely document resulted from a major international workshop made up of scientists from academia, government, and industry, and it is a significant contribution to decision-making in both environmental science and policy considerations involving endocrine-disrupting chemicals and wildlife.

Principles and Processes for Evaluating Endocrine Disruption in Wildlife (Setac Technical Publications Series)

Giesy, John

Readers will discover developments in QSAR in environmental chemistry and toxicology with the help of illustrations, tables, and descriptions of computer programs that predict molecular properties from chemical structure information. Major sections present • molecular modeling and computerization techniques • QSAR applications for chemicals and their physicochemical properties • QSAR models for acute toxicity and mutagenicity with an emphasis on theoretical tools for identification and characterization of specific modes of toxic action • model statistical validation and model application in the context of environmental risk assessment

Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships in Environmental Sciences: Proceedings of QSAR 96, 24-28 June 1996, Elsinore, Denmark (SETAC Technical Publications Series)

International Workshop on Quantitative Structure-Activity Relations in

Presents the proceedings of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Pellston Workshop held in August 1995. Contributions include an overview of the practice of uncertainty analysis; the selection of tools for an uncertainty analysis; recommendations for communicating uncertainty to non-statisticians; perspectives from various environmental fields; and case studies illustrating common uses of uncertainty analysis as currently practiced. Lacks an index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Uncertainty Analysis in Ecological Risk Assessment (Setac Special Publication Series)

Business & Money

Moore, Dwayne R.J.

Economics

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