Chemicals, Human Health, and the Environment: A Guide to the Development and Control of Chemical and Energy Technology

Sieckhaus Ph.D, John F.

ISBN 10: 1441501401 / ISBN 13: 9781441501400

Published by Xlibris US 2009-06, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chemicals, Human Health, and the Environment: A Guide to the Development and Control of Chemical and Energy Technology
• Publisher: Xlibris US 2009-06
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441501401
• ISBN 13: 9781441501400
• Binding: PF
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

As we enter the new millennium, chemical and energy technology practice is in the throes of a paradigm shift. During the past fi fty years there has been a growing awareness of the adverse effects of chemical products, byproducts and wastes upon human health and the environment, and the development of federal and state regulations has been an important fi rst step in the redress of these problems. This book provides a history of these early years from a scientific and sociopolitical perspective to provide the necessary background for charting a course for the new millennium. The sources of pollution of the air we breathe, the water we drink, the land that provides our sustenance and the blood that courses through our veins are no longer regional or even national in scope and it is clear that new ways of thinking are required to insure that the ongoing evolution of chemical and energy technology is in keeping with the needs of all the people and ecosystems of planet earth. The book concludes with an environmental credo to provide the technical, political and ethical bases for the paradigm shift to a sustainable balance among chemicals, human health and the environment.

About the Author

John Sieckhaus has worked as a scientist and research manager in the chemical industry, technical director for a waste management firm, environmental consultant to business and industry and adjunct professor of environmental studies at Southern Connecticut State and Wesleyan Universities. He lives with his wife Ann in Milford, CT.