tailieunhanh - Environmental Chemicals I

Understand the major environmental chemicals and major groups of environmental chemicals of concern. • Describe lists and categories of environmental chemicals. • Use a case study to explore the contamination and clean-up challenges of the Berkeley Pit in Butte, MT. | Environmental Chemicals I Principles of Environmental Toxicology Instructor Gregory Möller . University of Idaho Principles of Environmental Toxicology Learning Objectives Understand the major environmental chemicals and major groups of environmental chemicals of concern. Describe lists and categories of environmental chemicals. Use a case study to explore the contamination and clean-up challenges of the Berkeley Pit in Butte MT. Principles of Environmental Toxicology Learning Objectives Use a case study to explore the relationship between lead pollution and children s blood lead levels in the Bunker Hill Superfund site in Northern Idaho. Use a case study to explore the results of an industrial sulfur fire near Cape Town South Africa. Principles of Environmental Toxicology Environmental Chemicals Chemical type . heavy metals pesticides solvents etc. . Physical properties . DNAPLs VOCs RCRA characteristic waste . - PBT Persistent Bioaccumulative and Toxic. Regulatory or other lists . priority pollutants dirty dozen RCRA listed wastes CERcLa Hazardous Substances . Source pathway or endpoint . fungal mycotoxin snake venom air pollutant etc. . Principles of Environmental Toxicology Environmental Chemicals Priority Pollutants - A group of toxic chemicals or classes of chemicals listed under section 307 a 1 of the Clean Water Act of 1977 . 466 . - List was established for the purpose of providing guidelines for regulating industrial effluent discharge with the primary goal of protecting public health. Principles of Environmental Toxicology Priority Pollutants Antimony thallium asbestos acrolein acrylonitrile carbon tetrachloride chlorobenzene 1 2-dichloroethane 1 1-dichloroethylene .nitrobenzene .mercury .1 2-dichloropropane . 2-chloronaphthalene chrysene dibenzo a h anthracene .endosulfan sulfate 2-chlorophenol .butylbenzyl phthalate polychlorinated biphenyls. Principles of Environmental Toxicology Persistent Bioaccumulative and Toxic Highly toxic .