Environmental Risk Analysis for Asian-Oriented, Risk-Based Watershed Management

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This publication is a practical guidebook on environmental risk assessment, especially for watershed-scale management. It highlights case studies of watershed environmental risk in Malaysia, including the potential health risks as well as screening methods and management in practice. In order to apply environmental risk assessment methods for the management of toxic chemicals, it is necessary to consider the geological and climate features of each country as well as their cultural characteristics. Focusing on Malaysia as a representative country, the book also discusses studies in other Asian countries. The insights provided can be applied to advanced and developing countries alike. A suitable textbook for graduate students, it is also a valuable reference source for researchers, practitioners and policymakers. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Watershed Pollutants: Risk Assessment and Management of Chemicals and Hazardous Substances (Mazlin Mokhtar, Goh Choo Ta, Lubna Alam, Mohd Talib Latif)....Pages 3-15 Front Matter ....Pages 17-17 Potential Health Risk of Heavy Metals in Malaysia (Nobumitsu Sakai, Minoru Yoneda)....Pages 19-32 Atmospheric Emission of Mercury in Malaysia (Masaki Takaoka, Habuer, Naoko Yoshimoto, Takashi Fujimori, Kazuyuki Oshita, Nobumitsu Sakai et al.)....Pages 33-44 Indoor Environmental Pollution Associated with Floods and Dampness (Kenichi Azuma, Ikuko Bamba)....Pages 45-55 Front Matter ....Pages 57-57 Whole Effluent Toxicity: Tool for Risk Assessment and Management of Hazardous Chemicals in Watershed Area (Hiroshi Yamamoto)....Pages 59-69 Environmental Toxicity and Evaluation (Lee Yook Heng, Lia Ooi, Izumi C. Mori, Dedi Futra)....Pages 71-94 Epidemiological Approaches to Characterize Human Health Risks from Environmental Exposure in a Watershed (Kayo Ueda, Hirohisa Takano)....Pages 95-102 Front Matter ....Pages 103-103 Environmental Scan and Framework of Watershed Risk Assessment in Malaysia (Lubna Alam, Mazlin Mokhtar, Goh Choo Ta, Khai Ern Lee, Mohd Talib Latif)....Pages 105-121 Institutional Arrangement and Legal Framework for the Management of Watersheds in Malaysia (Goh Choo Ta, Mazlin Mokhtar, Khai Ern Lee, Lubna Alam)....Pages 123-133 An Integrated Approach for Stakeholder Participation in Watershed Management (Khai Ern Lee, Ramli Abdullah, Marlia Mohd Hanafiah, Azhar Abdul Halim, Mazlin Mokhtar, Choo Ta Goh et al.)....Pages 135-143 Transition of Hazardous Chemical Management and Environmental Risk Management and Evaluation in Japan (Nobumitsu Sakai, Minoru Yoneda)....Pages 145-161 A History of Water Quality Monitoring System in Japan (Yoko Shimada)....Pages 163-168 Environmental Dynamic Model of Chemicals for Risk Evaluation (Minoru Yoneda)....Pages 169-187 Water Information Access ‘Communication Pack’: To Know Is to Care (Zarina Othman)....Pages 189-196