Environmental Management and Health: Volume 3 Issue 3
Table of contents
Highlights I. Pollution of Aquifers II. Composting and Waste Disposal III. Population Growth and a Sustainable World
J. RoseI. Pollution of Aquifers examines the document produced by theFrench Academy of Sciences concerning the current state of theunderground water tables in France, proposes remedies…
Hospital Waste Management: An International Viewpoint
Michael J. SuessManagement of waste from hospitals, other health care facilitiesand health‐related research laboratories, whilst not a new issue, hasgained increased attention in recent years…
Biotechnology: The Regulatory Aspects
P.G. JonesSets out the new developing regulatory structure in the UK tocontrol work involving genetically modified organisms (GMDs) withrespect to human health and safety and environmental…
Monitoring of Environmental Radioactivity around the Tuwaitha Site
Baha A. Marouf, I.K. Al‐Haddad, N.A. Tomma, J.A. Mahmood, N.F. TawfiqAn environmental radioactivity monitoring programme has beenestablished around the Tuwaitha nuclear site, Baghdad, Iraq, to ensurethe safety of the public living around the site…
An Overview of Water, Water Pollution and Control in China
Xie YongmingPresents a survey of water, water pollution and control in China.Water shortage and water pollution are two of the most importantenvironmental problems and factors affecting the…
Sustainability in Mining
Ralf BuckleySustainability issues of particular concern in mining include:inadequate or uncertain base‐line information; distinction betweenexploration and production; air, water and soil…