Name: Environmental Standards
ISBN: 978-1-4757-2797-5

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K. Pinkau ,
K. Decker ,
C. F. Gethmann ,
H. W. Levi ,
J. Mittelstraß ,
S. Peyerimhoff ,
G. Putlitz ,
A. Randelzhofer ,
C. Streffer ,
…
F. E. Weinert

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages I-XXXV

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Necessity and Function of Environmental Standards
- K. Pinkau, K. Decker, C. F. Gethmann, H. W. Levi, J. Mittelstraß, S. Peyerimhoff et al.
Pages 1-43
Scientific-Medical Foundations of Radiation Protection
- K. Pinkau, K. Decker, C. F. Gethmann, H. W. Levi, J. Mittelstraß, S. Peyerimhoff et al.
Pages 45-140
Development of Environmental Standards for Radiation and other Noxae
- K. Pinkau, K. Decker, C. F. Gethmann, H. W. Levi, J. Mittelstraß, S. Peyerimhoff et al.
Pages 141-172
Individual, Social and Governmental Risk Assessment
- K. Pinkau, K. Decker, C. F. Gethmann, H. W. Levi, J. Mittelstraß, S. Peyerimhoff et al.
Pages 173-268
Formal Criteria and Instruments for the Decision Process
- K. Pinkau, K. Decker, C. F. Gethmann, H. W. Levi, J. Mittelstraß, S. Peyerimhoff et al.
Pages 269-337
Institutional and Organizational Perspectives
- K. Pinkau, K. Decker, C. F. Gethmann, H. W. Levi, J. Mittelstraß, S. Peyerimhoff et al.
Pages 339-393
Conclusion
- K. Pinkau, K. Decker, C. F. Gethmann, H. W. Levi, J. Mittelstraß, S. Peyerimhoff et al.
Pages 394-394

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It is not uncommon that a group of scientists from many different disciplines join a working group, discuss a topic of interest and edit a volume of articles related to this topic. They may even agree on a jointly written introduction or conclusion . The study group "Environmental Standards" established in 1987 as an expert panel of the German Academy of Sciences and Technology in Berlin broke with that common tradition and became involved in a fascinating, but also pain-staking experiment to compose a document on setting environmental standards that has been literally written and authorized by all group members. The group consisted of eleven individuals representing the following disciplines: physics, chemistry, biology, engineering , law , psychology, and sociology/economics. The study group had two major goals: First, to provide a document that summarizes the state of the art in each discipline with respect to the topic of environmental standards. Since it is impossible to cover all environmental hazards in one book, the panel members agreed to limit the discussion of the scientific material to one major case study: the effects of ionizing radiation. This topic was selected because the scientific data base is well developed in this area and levels of anthropogenic release can be compared with natural background levels . These two conditions are rarely met by most chemical hazards.

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Book Title: Environmental Standards
Book Subtitle: Scientific Foundations and Rational Procedures of Regulation with Emphasis on Radiological Risk Management
Authors: K. Pinkau, K. Decker, C. F. Gethmann, H. W. Levi, J. Mittelstraß, S. Peyerimhoff, G. Putlitz, A. Randelzhofer, C. Streffer, … F. E. Weinert
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2797-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1998
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-8109-9Published: 28 February 1998
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-5027-7Published: 03 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-2797-5Published: 14 March 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXV, 394
Topics: Environmental Economics, Microeconomics, Industrial Organization

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Necessity and Function of Environmental Standards

Scientific-Medical Foundations of Radiation Protection

Development of Environmental Standards for Radiation and other Noxae

Individual, Social and Governmental Risk Assessment

Formal Criteria and Instruments for the Decision Process

Institutional and Organizational Perspectives

Conclusion

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