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Author : Christoph Hilz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (256 download)
Download or read book An Investigation of the International Toxic Waste Trade written by Christoph Hilz and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jennifer Clapp
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501735934
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Toxic Exports written by Jennifer Clapp and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, international trade in toxic waste and hazardous technologies by firms in rich industrialized countries has emerged as a routine practice. Many poor countries have accepted these deadly imports but are ill equipped to manage the materials safely. For more than a decade, environmentalists and the governments of developing countries have lobbied intensively and generated public outcry in an attempt to halt hazardous transfers from Northern industrialized nations to the Third World, but the practice continues.In her insightful and important book, Jennifer Clapp addresses this alarming problem. Clapp describes the responses of those engaged in hazard transfer to international regulations, and in particular to the 1989 adoption of the Basel Convention. She pinpoints a key weakness of the regulations—because hazard transfer is dynamic, efforts to stop one form of toxic export prompt new forms to emerge. For instance, laws intended to ban the disposal of toxic wastes in the Third World led corporations to ship these byproducts to poor countries for "recycling." And, Clapp warns, current efforts to prohibit this "recycling movement" may accelerate a new business endeavor: the relocation to poor countries of entire industries that generate toxic wastes.Clapp concludes that the dynamic nature of hazard transfer results from increasingly fluid global trade and investment relations in the context of a highly unequal world, and from the leading role played by multinational corporations and environmental NGOs. Governments, she maintains, have for too long failed to capture the initiative and have instead only reacted to these opposing forces.
Author : David Naguib Pellow
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262264234
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (622 download)
Download or read book Resisting Global Toxics written by David Naguib Pellow and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2007-08-10 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the export of hazardous wastes to poor communities of color around the world and charts the global social movements that challenge them. Every year, nations and corporations in the “global North” produce millions of tons of toxic waste. Too often this hazardous material—inked to high rates of illness and death and widespread ecosystem damage—is exported to poor communities of color around the world. In Resisting Global Toxics, David Naguib Pellow examines this practice and charts the emergence of transnational environmental justice movements to challenge and reverse it. Pellow argues that waste dumping across national boundaries from rich to poor communities is a form of transnational environmental inequality that reflects North/South divisions in a globalized world, and that it must be theorized in the context of race, class, nation, and environment. Building on environmental justice studies, environmental sociology, social movement theory, and race theory, and drawing on his own research, interviews, and participant observations, Pellow investigates the phenomenon of global environmental inequality and considers the work of activists, organizations, and networks resisting it. He traces the transnational waste trade from its beginnings in the 1980s to the present day, examining global garbage dumping, the toxic pesticides that are the legacy of the Green Revolution in agriculture, and today's scourge of dumping and remanufacturing high tech and electronics products. The rise of the transnational environmental movements described in Resisting Global Toxics charts a pragmatic path toward environmental justice, human rights, and sustainability.
Author : Sedat Gündoğdu
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783031513572
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (135 download)
Download or read book Plastic Waste Trade written by Sedat Gündoğdu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2024-03-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This contributed volume takes a holistic view of the international waste trade and in doing so argues that the transfer of plastic waste from mainly Global North to primarily Global South countries constitutes a form of 21st Century colonialism. The book first describes the history of the plastic waste trade, from toxic disasters in the 1970s and 1980s through the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal in 1989 through China’s 2018 implementation of a “National Sword” policy that effectively banned importation of plastic waste. From there, the authors explore both the legal trade in plastic waste and the underground illegal trade in waste, arguing that both lead to devastating impacts on ecosystems, workers, and communities in receiving countries and highlighting how countries that receive waste are often less equipped to process it than the countries that export waste. The last section of the book presents cases from countrieson the receiving end of the plastic waste trade, highlighting inherent problems from sociological and environmental justice perspectives.
Author : Jim Vallette
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book The International Trade in Wastes written by Jim Vallette and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michikazu Kojima
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178254786X
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (825 download)
Download or read book International Trade in Recyclable and Hazardous Waste in Asia written by Michikazu Kojima and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little is known about the volume of international recycling in Asia, the problems caused and the struggle to properly manage the trade. This pathbreaking book addresses this gap in the literature, and provides a comprehensive overview of the internatio
Author : Jennifer Olsen
Publisher : Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service
ISBN 13 : 9781569271612
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (716 download)
Download or read book Hazardous Waste Trade, North and South written by Jennifer Olsen and published by Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael S. Bank
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030786277
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)
Download or read book Microplastic in the Environment: Pattern and Process written by Michael S. Bank and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-09 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book examines global plastic pollution, an issue that has become a critical societal challenge with implications for environmental and public health. This volume provides a comprehensive, holistic analysis on the plastic cycle and its subsequent effects on biota, food security, and human exposure. Importantly, global environmental change and its associated, systems-level processes, including atmospheric deposition, ecosystem complexity, UV exposure, wind patterns, water stratification, ocean circulation, etc., are all important direct and indirect factors governing the fate, transport and biotic and abiotic processing of plastic particles across ecosystem types. Furthermore, the distribution of plastic in the ocean is not independent of terrestrial ecosystem dynamics, since much of the plastic in marine ecosystems originates from land and should therefore be evaluated in the context of the larger plastic cycle. Changes in species size, distribution, habitat, and food web complexity, due to global environmental change, will likely alter trophic transfer dynamics and the ecological effects of nano- and microplastics. The fate and transport dynamics of plastic particles are influenced by their size, form, shape, polymer type, additives, and overall ecosystem conditions. In addition to the risks that plastics pose to the total environment, the potential impacts on human health and exposure routes, including seafood consumption, and air and drinking water need to be assessed in a comprehensive and quantitative manner. Here I present a holistic and interdisciplinary book volume designed to advance the understanding of plastic cycling in the environment with an emphasis on sources, fate and transport, ecotoxicology, climate change effects, food security, microbiology, sustainability, human exposure and public policy.
Author : P.C. Sinha
Publisher : Anmol Publications PVT. LTD.
ISBN 13 : 9788174889652
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (896 download)
Download or read book Toxic And Hazardous Wastes written by P.C. Sinha and published by Anmol Publications PVT. LTD.. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toxic And Hazardous Waste: An Overview, Risks And Trade Implications; Management And Treatment Of Toxic Waste; And Regulatory Measures Are The Themes X-Rayed In This Book. Supported With Suitable Diagrams And Data, The Book Has Become A Dependable Source Of Reference.Scholars, Academics In The Field Besides Environmental Scientists, Activists, Policy Planners And Administrators Will Find This Book Most Useful And Informative.
Author : Nicholas Berger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book North-South Trade in Recyclable Waste written by Nicholas Berger and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Basel Conventions adoption of Decision II/I2 provides for a global ban on the North-South trade in recyclable wastes from the end of 1997. Taking the used lead battery market as a case study, this paper provides an analytical framework for examining the global and regional implications of the ban now in place. It shows that, when considering standard economic welfare the acceptance of Decision II/I2 necessarily reduces global welfare. However, when environmental externalities are taken into account, the global welfare results are less clear. Global welfare is enhanced if and only if the environmental welfare gains in the South more than offset the standard gains from trade loss in the South plus the combined standard and environmental welfare losses in the North. The paper concludes by arguing, firstly, that the ban on North-South trade should be removed and secondly, recycling waste importing countries should be able to determine their individual solutions to national environmental externalities based not on a globally enforced ban, but rather on their national economic challenges, environmental conditions, resource endowments and social preferences.
Author : Paul E. Rosenfeld
Publisher : William Andrew
ISBN 13 : 1437778437
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (377 download)
Download or read book Risks of Hazardous Wastes written by Paul E. Rosenfeld and published by William Andrew. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hazardous waste in the environment is one of the most difficult challenges facing our society. The purpose of this book is to provide a background of the many aspects of hazardous waste, from its sources to its consequences, focusing on the risks posed to human health and the environment. It explains the legislation and regulations surrounding hazardous waste; however, the scope of the book is much broader, discussing agents that are released into the environment that might not be classified as hazardous waste under the regulatory system, but nonetheless pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. It provides a background of some of the major generators of hazardous wastes, explains the pathways by which humans and wildlife are exposed, and includes discussion of the adverse health effects linked to these pollutants. It provides numerous case studies of hazardous waste mismanagement that have led to disastrous consequences, and highlights the deficiencies in science and regulation that have allowed the public to be subjected to myriad potentially hazardous agents. Finally, it provides a discussion of measures that will need to be taken to control society’s hazardous waste problem. This book was designed to appeal to a wide range of audiences, including students, professionals, and general readers interested in the topic. Provides information about sources of and health risks posed by hazardous waste Explains the legislation and regulations surrounding hazardous waste Includes numerous case studies of mismanagement, highlights deficiencies in science and regulation and discusses measures to tackle society’s hazardous waste problems
Author : Tanya Wyatt
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319180819
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)
Download or read book Hazardous Waste and Pollution written by Tanya Wyatt and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines crimes that violate environmental regulations, as part of an emerging area of criminology known as green criminology. The contributions to this book examine criminal justice concerns related to regulating and enforcing environmental laws, as well as the consequences for families and communities impacted by hazardous waste and pollution. It also describes possible strategies for deterring and preventing organized crime related to environmental regulations, including black market sales of ozone depleting substances. This innovative volume provides a criminological framework for understanding environmental harms. Examining cases from the US, Europe and Australia, this volume compares and contrasts international approaches for regulating hazardous substances, and enforcing those regulations. This work will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice, particularly interested in green criminology or environmental law, as well as researchers in environmental sciences, white collar and corporate crime, and policymakers.
Author : Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 012816591X
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)
Download or read book Electronic Waste Management and Treatment Technology written by Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2019-03-14 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electronic Waste Management and Treatment Technology applies the latest research for designing waste treatment and disposal strategies. Written for researchers who are exploring this emerging topic, the book begins with a short, but rigorous, discussion of electric waste management that outlines common hazardous materials. such as mercury, lead, silver and flame-retardants. The book also discusses the fate of metals contained in waste electrical and electronic equipment in municipal waste treatment. Materials and methods for the remediation, recycling and treatment of plastic waste collected from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) are also covered. Finally, the book covers the depollution benchmarks for capacitors, batteries and printed circuit boards from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and the recovery of waste printed circuit boards through pyrometallurgy. Describes depollution benchmarks for capacitors, batteries and printed wiring boards from waste electronics Covers metals contained in waste electrical and electronic equipment in municipal waste Provides tactics for the recycling of mixed plastic waste from electrical and electronic equipment
Author : Harold Crooks
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
ISBN 13 : 9781550283983
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (839 download)
Download or read book Giants of Garbage written by Harold Crooks and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harold Crooks chronicles the history of waste management, showing how an ideology of privatization set the stage for the local refuse collection business to become a global corporate enterprise. The author tracks the emergence of the multinational firms that dominate the business and examines how governments fail to cope with the waste disposal needs of growing populations. He discusses the emergence of a citizens' counter-movement, communities standing up to the troubling consequences of contemporary waste disposal--huge incinerators spewing toxic metals into the atmosphere, dumps that leak toxins into the groundwater, and hazardous waste sites that must be monitored indefinitely. Giants of Garbage is a clear-eyed analysis of one of the largest and most persistent environmental issues facing Canadians today.
Author : Jeremy J. Hess
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (143 download)
Download or read book The International Trade in Toxic Waste written by Jeremy J. Hess and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Antonius Rickson Hippolyte
Publisher :
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)
Download or read book Calls for National Intervention in the Toxic Waste Trade to Africa written by Antonius Rickson Hippolyte and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an issue of global importance, this article aims to focus on the international toxic waste trade to African countries. International toxic waste trade “involves the trans-boundary movement of hazardous substances from one country to another.” Its bearing on environmental justice stems from the fact that industrialized countries have endorsed the idea of transferring the 'burden' of their industrial output to developing countries, essentially turning these countries into 'trash bins'. Notwithstanding that such countries are least capable of harboring such waste securely. Academics argue that the genesis of this injustice is twofold. Firstly, the lenient environmental laws of these developing countries make them attractive for and conducive to uncontrolled toxic waste dumping, as it is more cost-effective to dump in a developing country. The second factor is the prevalent need for fiscal relief in the developing world, which leads governments to accept even officially sanctioned payments in return for harboring such waste. This article argues that regulation of the 'waste trade' will prove pivotal in the struggle for environmental justice in these countries. Even though complete limitation cannot be achieved, regulation will see that such waste is dealt with safely; embracing citizen's rights to the environment.
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Domestically Prohibited Goods, Trade in Toxic Waste, and Technology Transfer written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With reference to developing countries.
