Ecotoxicological Diagnosis in the Tanning Industry

• Main Author: Mwinyihija, Mwinyikione. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Environmental sciences.; Radiotherapy.; Cancer > Surgery.; Environmental toxicology.; Environment.; Ecotoxicology.; Surgical Oncology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6266-9

With a wide experience spanning over thirty years in the Leather subsector Dr. M Mwinyihija embarked on his doctoral studies at the University of Aberdeen, focusing on the latest ecotoxicological and novel techniques that could provide environmental diagnostic insights to the tanning industry. Certa...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Main Pollutants and Environmental Impacts of the Tanning Industry
• Ecotoxicological Techniques and Assessment of Environmental Samples
• Occupational Risk in the Tanning Industry
• Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) of a Tanning Industry
• General Discussion
• References
• Further Reading
• Index
• Appendix.