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EGGG 167 CEE Lecture 2 Environmental Engineering and Risk Analysis. EPA Regions. Environmental Engineering. Water Quality Water and Wastewater Treatment Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Air Quality Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology Environmental Law. Erosion & Runoff.
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EGGG 167CEE Lecture 2Environmental Engineering andRisk Analysis
EnvironmentalEngineering • Water Quality • Water and Wastewater Treatment • Solid and Hazardous Waste Management • Air Quality • Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology • Environmental Law
Erosion & Runoff Untreated discharges P. Van Sprang - Ni-BLM workshop, Ghent, 13-10-2004 Aquatic Risk Assessment Exposure Effects Atmosferic Deposition WWTP Lab- and field studies (ecotoxicity tests) Predicted No Effect Concentration (PNEC) Predicted Exposure Concentration (PEC)
Safe environmental concentration Predicted No Effect Concentration (PNEC) P. Van Sprang - Ni-BLM workshop, Ghent, 13-10-2004 Effects: Laboratory Toxicity Tests • Aquatic ecosystem algae invertebrates fish • Sediment ecosystem crustacean insect
Di Toro, D. M., Mahony, J. D., Hansen, D. J., Scott, K. J., Carlson, A. R., & Ankley, G. T. (1992). Acid volatile sulfide predicts the acute toxicity of cadmium and nickel in sediments. Environ. Sci. Tech., 26(1), 96-101.