Environmental Management and Health: Volume 4 Issue 3
Table of contents
Highlights I. Genetically Modified Organisms II. Environmental Change, Health and Socioeconomic Development III. Ecosystems Approach to Municipal Management
J. RoseI. The release of GMOs into the environment would improve foodsupplies and benefit pollution control but in view of the potentialrisks the public should be fully aquainted with…
Some Chemistry/Hazards of Halogen Biocides
Mervyn RichardsonReviews some of the chemistry and environmental hazards associatedwith chlorine and bromine compounds when used as water disinfectants inmany industrial processes. Lays emphasis…
Adsorption Study of Dye Wastewater with Powdered Activated Carbon
Ruth Yu‐Li Yeh, Robert Lian‐Huey Liu, Hui‐Mei Chiu, Yung‐Tse HungA study to determine the effectiveness of PAC on the removal of CODand colour from dye wastewater. Factors affecting treatment efficiencywere investigated and included PAC…
Domestic Waste Disposal in Southwest Nigeria
A.Y. SangodoyinIn a developing environment, much is being done to provide for safestorage, collection and sanitary disposal of household waste; yet theproblem still persists. Examines the ways…
Triboluminescence : A Possible Indicator of Exposure to Radiation – The Chernobyl Accident
Valeri E. OrelProposes use of the triboluminescence of blood and condensedexhaled air products (which accompanies mechano‐chemi‐emission effectsin biological objects) as a quantative test of…