EES 1080 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Rachel Carson, Risk Assessment, Bioaccumulation
31 Dec 2018
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Policy plays a central role in how society address environmental problems (figure 3. 2 & 3. 5 & 3. 12) Identify specific causes of the problem: envision solution and set goals, get organized, cultivate access and influence, manage development of policy. What to do with all the chemical already in the lake?) 3rd wave of us enviro policy: mid to late 20th century. Landmark event: publication of silent spring by rachel carson. Bioaccumulation (figure 14. 13) has to do with pollution: risk assessment: tracking the path (figure 14. 11, what are safe levels? (epidemiological studies, natural storage locations, contaminants accumulate in the sediment, residency time, oceans, lakes, reservoirs. National level: nepa: nation environmental protection act (1970, council on environmental quality (ceq, environmental protection agency (epa) If it"s not federal money, these rules do not apply. If federal money is involved, nepa applies: environmental assessment (ea, fonsi: finding of no significant impact, environmental impact statement (eis)
