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Hazardous Wastes, Industrial Disasters, and Environmental Health Risks

Local and Global Environmental Struggles

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  • © 2011

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  1. Francis O. Adeola

    1. University of New Orleans, USA

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Hazardous Wastes, Disasters, and Health Risks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Sociology of Hazardous Wastes, Disasters, and Risk

      • Francis O. Adeola
      Pages 3-11

    3. Hazardous and Toxic Wastes as a Social Problem

      • Francis O. Adeola
      Pages 13-23

    4. Taxonomy of Hazardous Wastes

      • Francis O. Adeola
      Pages 25-53

  3. Electronic Waste, Persistent Organic Pollutants, and Health Hazards

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Electronic Waste: The Dark Side of the High-Tech Revolution

      • Francis O. Adeola
      Pages 57-85

    3. Environmental Health Risks of Persistent Organic Compounds

      • Francis O. Adeola
      Pages 87-103

  4. Contaminated Communities and Regulatory Responses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. Communities Contaminated by Toxic Wastes and Industrial Disasters: Selected Cases

      • Francis O. Adeola
      Pages 107-141

    3. The Regulatory Frameworks

      • Francis O. Adeola
      Pages 143-161

  5. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163
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    2. Conclusion: Critical Environmental Justice Struggles

      • Francis O. Adeola
      Pages 165-181

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 183-235
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The sociology of hazardous waste, risk, and disasters is a relatively new discipline. This book focuses on hazardous and toxic wastes releases, industrial toxic disasters, contamination of communities and the environment, and the subsequent adverse health effects among exposed populations

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"Modern society is infused with myriad forms of environmental degradation that pose incalculable risks to the human condition. Hazardous Waste, Industrial Disasters and Environmental Health Risks provides an original synthesis of this rapidly emerging area of interdisciplinary research. Professor Adeola's insights are not only important for all environmental social scientists, but also is a must read for environmentalists, toxicologists, and policy makers throughout the world." - J. Steven Picou, University of South Alabama, USA

"The author thoughtfully presents the key principles involved in the study of disasters and risks, resulting in a resource that is highly accessible, concise, and balanced... This work will appeal to a wide audience ranging from environmental activists to undergraduate students to seasoned scholars." CHOICE

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  • University of New Orleans, USA

    Francis O. Adeola

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FRANCIS ADEOLA Professor of Sociology at University of New Orleans, USA.

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