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Heavy Metals: A Problem Solved?: Methods and Models to Evaluate Policy Strategies for Heavy Metals

By Gjalt Huppes , Ester van der Voet , Jeroen B. Guinee , Reinout Heijungs , Lauran van Oers , Helias A. Udo de Haes (eds.) , Jeroen C. J. M. Van Den Bergh , Xander Olsthoorn , Helias A. Udo de Haes , Mathijs N. Bouman , Patricia P. A. A. H. Kandelaars , Theo M. Lexmond , Simon W. Moolenaar , Jos Boelens , Evert Verkuijlen , Ester van der Voet (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2000
ISBN
978-90-481-5406-7, 978-94-015-9610-7
DOI
10.1007/978-94-015-9610-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (5813883 bytes)
Series
Environment & Policy 22
Edition
1
Pages
244\242
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
Environmental Management; Inorganic Chemistry; Ind

Description

Most publications on heavy metals and the environment have focused on environmental pathways and risks. The present book establishes a link between the environmental risks of heavy metals and the societal causes of the risks. Economic models, substance flow models and environmental fate and risk assessment models have been integrated into a single analytical framework that has been used to trace and understand the routes by which four heavy metals enter the economy, through to their final destination in the environment. The long-term impacts of the current metals management regime in the Netherlands have been used as a case study by which to assess the effectiveness of certain policy measures. Readership: Environmental scientists, especially those practising in the areas of ecological economics, industrial ecology, materials flow accounting and integrated environmental assessment. Environmental policy makers will also find the book an invaluable aid in their deliberations.

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