Socio-economic aspect of hazardous chemicals environmental impacts

Brnjas, Zvonko and Ćurčić, Marijana and Dedeić, Predrag (2015) Socio-economic aspect of hazardous chemicals environmental impacts. In: Proceedings / 3rd International Conference "New Functional Materials and High Technology" NFMaHT 2015. Институт химии растворов им.Г.А. Крестова Российской академии наук (ИХРПАХ) / Г.А. Krestov Institute оf Solution Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences (ISC-RAS), Tivat, pp. 156-164. ISBN 978-5-905364-10-5

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Abstract

The paper deals with the issue of analysis and assessment of the socio-economic impacts of environmental pollution by the hazardous chemicals. Special emphasis was placed on the effects of pollution from specific groups of dangerous chemicals known as persistent organic pollutants, e.g. POPs chemicals. The characteristics of POPs, including persistence, bioaccumulation and high toxicity, are making the environmental impacts of these chemicals particularly complex and dangerous. The process of socio-economic analysis of hazardous chemicals impacts includes identifying anthropogenic activities which include dangerous chemicals; analysis their adverse effects on the environment and assessing their impacts. Number of methods and indicators for measuring of those impacts are developed in order to quantify and when possible monetize them.

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