Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: Theory and Practiceassembles the expertise of more than fifty authorities from fifteendifferent fields, forming a comprehensive reference and textbook onrisk assessment. Containing two dozen case studies of environmentalor human health risk assessments, the text not only presents thetheoretical underpinnings of the discipline, but also serves as acomplete handbook and "how-to" guide for individuals conducting orinterpreting risk assessments. In addition, more than 4,000published papers and books in the field are cited.Editor Dennis Paustenbach has assembled chapters that presentthe most current methods for conducting hazard identification,dose-response and exposure assessment, and risk characterizationcomponents for risk assessments of any chemical hazard to humans orwildlife (fish, birds, and terrestrials). Topics addressed includehazards posed by:* Air emissions* Radiological hazards* Contaminated soil and foods* Agricultural hazards* Occupational hazards* Consumer products and water* Hazardous waste sites* Contaminated air and waterThe bringing together of so many of the world's authorities onthese topics, plus the comprehensive nature of the text, promisesto make Human and Ecological Risk Assessment the textagainst which others will be measured in the coming years.