The Use of a Multimedia Risk Analysis Approach in Designing Waste Management Strategies

摘要

A pollution source may release residuals to any of sev- eral environmental media, depending on the process design and control strategies. These residuals then are subject to transfer, transport, and transformation within the interconnected compartment of the environmen- tal system. The exposure and susceptibility of people and other receptors to pollutants are different in these vari- ous media, and so the risks imposed will vary according to the fate of the pollutants in the system.