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This chapter covers a broad array of environmental assessment and emergency response topics. It summarizes site assessment; hydrogeology; historical considerations and land-use practices; fate, partitioning, and transport of pollutants; industrial hygiene, health, and safety; security, emergency plans, and incident response procedures; fundamentals of epidemiology and toxicology; exposure assessment and risk characterization; radiation protection (health physics); vector control and sanitation, including biohazards; noise pollution; and indoor air quality.
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Naimpally, A., Rosselot, K.S. (2013). Environmental Assessments and Emergency Response. In: Environmental Engineering: Review for the Professional Engineering Examination. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49930-7_6
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