Book Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- List of Towns, etc. -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 BACKGROUND -- 1.2 ECONOMY -- 1.2.1 Tourism and the sea -- 1.2.2 Agriculture -- 1.2.3 Energy -- 1.2.4 Mineral deposits -- 1.3 PROFESSIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES -- 1.3.1 Specialist training and academic potential -- 1.4 ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS DURING RECONSTRUCTION -- 1.4.1 Chlorine and other biocides -- 1.5 NEW CHEMICAL PRODUCTS -- 1.6 LEGISLATION -- 1.7 GENERAL POSITION -- 1.8 CONCLUDING COMMENTS -- 1.9 REFERENCES -- 2 The Destruction of the Croatian Chemical Industry and Its Environmental Consequences -- 2.1 THE FORMER SCENE -- 2.1.1 Tourism -- 2.1.2 Manufacturing -- 2.1.3 Environmental issues -- 2.1.4 Waste water -- 2.1.5 Solid waste -- 2.2 A UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (UNIDO) MISSION TO CROATIA, JANUARY 1993 -- 2.2.1 Recommendations -- 2.2.2 Examples of war damage -- 2.2.2.1 Osijek -- 2.2.2.1.1 Osijek Thermoelectric Power Station -- 2.2.2.1.2 Saponia (Nemetin) factory -- 2.2.2.2 Vinkovic -- 2.2.2.3 Pakrac -- 2.2.2.4 Sisak -- 2.2.2.5 Karlovac -- 2.2.2.6 Ogulin -- 2.2.2.7 Otacic -- 2.2.2.8 Gospic -- 2.2.2.9 Zadar -- 2.2.2.10 Sibenik -- 2.2.2.11 Dubrovnik -- 2.2.3 Environmental damage sustained on a countrywide basis -- 2.2.3.1 Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) -- 2.2.3.2 Refuse disposal -- 2.3 CONCLUSIONS -- 2.4 REFERENCES -- 3 Remediation -- 3.1 INTRODUCTION -- 3.2 MONITORING -- 3.3 REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES -- 3.3.1 Mineral oils -- 3.3.2 Burnt washing powders/pesticides-Osijek -- 3.3.3 Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) -- 3.3.4 Heavy metal contamination -- 3.4 A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH -- 3.5 AN ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF REMEDIATION FROM WAR DAMAGE IN CROATIA -- 3.5.1 War damage to water management works.

3.5.2 Estimates made by the Ministry of Civil Engineering and Environment Protection -- 3.5.3 Dubrovnik region -- 3.6 REFERENCES -- 4 Croatian Economy -- 4.1 INTRODUCTION -- 4.2 AGRICULTURE -- 4.2.1 Eastern Slavonija -- 4.2.2 Lika region -- 4.2.3 Novska region -- 4.2.4 Lipik-stud farm -- 4.2.5 Loss of breeding livestock -- 4.2.6 Osijek zoo -- 4.2.7 Wild animals -- 4.3 FISHING -- 4.4 FORESTRY -- 4.5 MINING AND ENERGY -- 4.6 INDUSTRY -- 4.7 TRANSPORTATION -- 4.8 TOURISM -- 4.9 THE CROATIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE -- 4.9.1 The Bjelovar Regional Chamber area -- 4.9.2 The Gospic Regional Chamber area -- 4.9.3 The Karlovac Regional Chamber area -- 4.9.4 The Osijek Regional Chamber area -- 4.9.5 The Pula Regional Chamber Area -- 4.9.6 The Rijeka Regional Chamber area -- 4.9.7 The Sisak Regional Chamber Area -- 4.9.8 The Split Regional Chamber Area -- 4.9.9 The Varazdin Regional Chamber Area -- 4.9.10 The Zadar Regional Chamber area -- 4.9.11 The Zagreb Regional Chamber area -- 4.10 CONCLUSIONS -- 4.11 REFERENCES -- 5 Opportunities for Joint Venture Prospects and New Industries, etc. -- 5.1 INTRODUCTION -- 5.2 JOINT VENTURE PROSPECTS -- 5.2.1 Glass recycling works -- 5.2.2 Electrogeneration of chlorine -- 5.2.3 Paper making -- 5.2.4 Lipik glass factory -- 5.2.5 Tourism-hotels, leisure centers, etc. -- 5.2.6 Slavonski Brod -- 5.2.7 Osijek -- 5.2.8 Otacic -- 5.2.9 Gospic -- 5.2.10 Dubrovnik -- 5.2.11 Sibenik -- 5.3 MUNICIPAL REQUIREMENTS -- 5.3.1 Management and processing of building debris for reconstruction and shelter -- 5.3.2 Action plan for decontamination of soils and waters from polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) -- 5.3.3 Remediation of Central Zagreb municipal waste dump -- 5.3.4 Spent oil recovery and recycling.

5.3.5 Pre-feasibility studies and joint venture opportunities for selection of sites for reconstruction and development of the Croatian chemical industries in light of national and international market opportunities. -- 5.3.6 Site selection for hazardous waste storage/disposal facilities in the Republic of Croatia -- 5.3.7 Establishment of municipal wastewater treatment plants -- 5.3.8 Analysis and risk assessment/risk management of river and potable water samples -- 5.4 CONCLUDING REMARKS -- 6 Croatian Environmental Problems Caused by War-Opportunities for New Remediation Techniques and Testing -- 6.1 WAR AND DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY WARFARE -- 6.2 REMEDIATION PLAN -- 6.3 ESTABLISHMENT OF REMEDIATION PRIORITIES BY THE USE OF RISK ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES -- 6.3.1 Introduction -- 6.3.2 Risk assessment -- 6.3.2.1 Hazard identification -- 6.3.2.2 Dose response assessment -- 6.3.2.3 Exposure assessment -- 6.3.2.4 Risk characterization -- 6.3.3 Ecological risk assessment -- 6.3.4 Comparative risk assessment -- 6.3.5 Risk management -- 6.4 EXPERIENCE IN USING RISK ASSESSMENT/RISK MANAGEMENT IN CROATIA -- 6.5 REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES -- 6.5.1 Aeration -- 6.5.2 Biodegradation -- 6.5.3 Chemical treatment -- 6.5.4 Dehalogenation -- 6.5.5 Soil vapor extraction -- 6.5.6 Soil washing -- 6.5.7 Solidification -- 6.5.8 Stabilization -- 6.5.9 Solvent extraction -- 6.5.10 Thermal treatment -- 6.6 CONCLUSIONS -- 7 Groundwater Pollution Hazard by Heavy Metals Following the Explosion at an Ammunition Depot near Oštarije, Croatia -- 7.1 INTRODUCTION -- 7.2 CASE HISTORY -- 7.3 HYDROGEOLOGY -- 7.4 MATERIAL AND METHODS -- 7.5 RESULTS -- 7.5.1 Statistics -- 7.5.2 Discussion -- 7.5.2.1 Recognition of heavy metal pollution by aqua regia digestion -- 7.5.2.2 Assessment of 'mobility' by ammonium acetate extraction -- 7.6 CONCLUSIONS -- 7.7 REFERENCES -- 8 The Future -- 8.1 CULTURE.

8.2 TOURISM -- 8.3 CURRENCY -- 8.4 FINANCE -- 8.5 THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY -- 8.6 CONCLUSION -- Appendix A CROATIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ITS REGIONAL CHAMBERS (ADDRESSES AND CONTACTS FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT) -- Appendix B HONORARY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CROATIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (OUTSIDE CROATIA) -- Appendix C MINISTRIES AND OTHER IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS IN ZAGREB -- Appendix D GLOBAL SOURCES OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION -- JOURNALS -- BOOKS -- ABSTRACT PUBLICATIONS -- DATABASES -- Index.