INDUSTRIAL POLLUTIONINCLUDING OIL SPILLS -- AIR, WATER AND SOIL SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY -- INDUSTRIAL POLLUTIONINCLUDING OIL SPILLS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- TOXICITY AND POLLUTION FACTOR:APROPOSAL TO EVALUATE THE GASEOUSREFINERY EMISSIONS -- GASEOUS EMISSIONS IN A REFINERY PROCESS -- 1. SELECTION OF INDICATORS THAT INTEGRATE THE FACTOR OFTOXICITY AND POLLUTION -- 2. DEVELOPMENT OF THE FUNCTIONS THAT INTEGRATE THETOXICITY AND POLLUTION FACTOR -- 2.1. Toxicity Funtions by Cancer Risk in Human Beings (F1) -- 2.2. Function of Toxicity by Inhalation in Human Beings (F2) -- 2.3. Function of Toxicity by Ingestion in Human Beings (F3) -- 2.4. Function of Bioconcentration on Fish (F4) -- 2.5. Function of Toxicity by Acute Exposition on Fish (F5) -- 2.6. Function of Toxicity by Chronic Exposition on Fish (F6) -- 2.7. Function of Toxicity by Adsorption in Soil (F7) -- 2.8. Function of Global Warming Impact (F8) -- 2.9. Function of Impact by Acid Rain (F9) -- 3.. INTEGRATION OF FACTOR OF TOXICTY AND POLLUTIONOF GASEOUS EMISSIONS -- 4. APPLICATION OF FTC IN GASEOUS EMISSIONSFROM A PETROLEUM REFINERY PROCESS -- REFERENCES -- IS BIODIESEL AN ECO-COMPATIBLE FUEL?TOXICITY ESTIMATION TO ORGANISMSOF DIFFERENT TROPHIC LEVELS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- BIOFUELS AS ALTERNATIVE TO FOSSIL FUELS -- BIODIESEL AND BLENDS:ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AND RISKS -- PREVENTIVE TOOLS TO ASSESS BIODIESEL-RELATEDENVIRONMENTAL RISKS -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Toxicity Bioassays -- I. The Use of the Lysosomal Stability as Biomarker -- II. The Sea-Urchin Embryonic Development Test -- III. The Microalgae Test -- IV. Chemical Analysis -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- IMPACT OF VARIOUS CONCENTRATIONS OF CRUDEOILON THE PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIESOFA SOIL IN NIGERIA -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Study Area and Source of Crude Oil.

Experimental Design and Treatment Level and Application of Crude Oil -- Collection of Soil Samples for Analysis -- Physico-Chemical Analysis of Soil Samples -- Determination of Water-Holding Capacity -- RESULTS -- REFERENCES -- RISK ASSESSMENT OF AIRBORNE PARTICLESAND VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDSFROM INDUSTRIAL AREAS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. CHARACTERISATION OF THE STUDY AREA -- 3. ANALYSES OF AIR CONTAMINANTS -- 3.1. Analyses of Air Particulate Matter and Bounded Polycyclic AromaticCompounds -- 3.2. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) -- 3.3. Source Apportionment and Identification of VOC Fingerprints -- 4. RISK ASSESSMENT OF AIRBORNE PARTICLES AND BOUNDED PAHS -- 4.1. Assessment of Mutagenicity -- 4.2. Assessment of Cytotoxicity -- Cell Cultivation -- Oxygen Consumption -- ATP Concentration -- 4.3. Assessment of Immunomodulation -- MTT Assay -- 4.4. Risk Assessment of Life Time Cancer Risk (LCR) -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS OF HEAVY INDUSTRIALAND AGRICULTURAL POLLUTIONIN EASTERN SLOVAKIA -- ABSTRACT -- ABBREVIATIONS -- HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION -- PILOT SURVEYS -- EXTENSIVE SURVEYS IN ADULTS -- Thyroid Volume and Structure -- Thyroid Hormones in Blood and Pituitary-Thyroid Interrelations -- Thyroid Autoimmune Disorders -- Impairments of Glucose Metabolism and Diabetes -- ADVERSE OCS EFFECTS IN CHILDREN -- Impaired Immune Functions -- Onset of Puberty -- Impaired Psychoneuromotoric and Cognitive Functions -- Developmental Dental Defects -- EPILOGUE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEMS FROM INDUSTRIALPLANT WASTE: PLANNING OF AN INDUSTRIAL PARKLOCATED IN THE SOUTH OF ITALY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. A STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OFINDUSTRIAL PARKS -- 1.1. Environmental Qualification of Industrial Parks -- 1.2. Principles of Industrial Ecology.

1.3. Ecologically Equipped Industrial Areas -- 1.4. Generation of Industrial Waste in Europe -- 2. THE MAIN FINAL THERMAL TREATMENTS OF WASTE -- 2.1. Waste to Energy Plant - System a -- 2.2. Molecule Dissociation - System b -- 2.3. Gasifier Licensed in Italy - System c -- 2.4. Comparison among Systems for Waste Disposal with Energy Recovery -- 3. ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT METHODS -- 3.1. Life Cycle Assessment -- 3.2. Cost Benefit Analysis CBA -- 4. CASE STUDY -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CARBON FOOTPRINT ASSESSMENT:ATOOL FOR PROMOTING LONG-TERM POLLUTIONEMISSION REDUCTIONAND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. CARBON FOOTPRINT -- 2.1. Carbon Footprint Calculation: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) -- 2.2. Carbon Footprint and the Kyoto Protocol -- 2.3. Carbon Market Theory -- 2.4. The Voluntary Market -- 2.5. Carbon Footprint, Carbon Market and Education -- 3.WHAT CARBON FOOTPRINT IS USED FOR SO FAR -- 4. RESEARCH AND CASE STUDY -- 4.1. FilieraCO2 and Forestry -- 4.2. Case Studies and Education -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDUSTRIAL POLLUTIONAND CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES AND BIRTH DEFECTS -- INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES AND BIRTH DEFECTS -- STUDY ISSUES AND LIMITATIONS -- PROXIMITY MODEL FOR EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT -- OTHER METHODS OF EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- AOP AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOLFOR THE MINIMIZATION OF HAZARDOUSORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN COLORED WASTEWATER -- CHEMICAL AND PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Colored Wastewater -- Wastewater Treatment Methods -- Advanced Oxidation Processes -- COLORED WASTEWATER TREATMENT BY AOPS:A REVIEW OF RECENT STUDIES -- Fenton Type Processes -- UV-based Processes -- Ozone-Based Processes -- High Voltage Electrical Discharge Processes -- Other AOPs.

STUDY OF C.I. REACTIVE BLUE 137WASTEWATER :TREATMENT BY SEVERAL AOPS -- Objectives -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCE -- EFFECTS OF OIL POLLUTIONON NICKEL AND VANADIUM CONCENTRATIONSIN SOIL AND IN THE TISSUES OF THE DESERT LIZARDACANTHODACTYLUS SCUTELLATUS AT KUWAIT'SGREATER AL-BURGAN OIL FIELD -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.