Written over a period of 17 years, the Handbook of Chemical Risk  Assessment exhaustively examines and analyzes the world literature on chemicals  entering the environment from human activities. The first volume covers metals  selected by environmental specialists of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and  other resource managers. Their choices were based on the real or potential  impact of each contaminant and on the knowledge available about their  mitigation.    The information for each chemical includes source and use; physical, chemical,  and metabolic properties; concentrations in field collections of abiotic  materials and living organisms; deficiency effects; lethal and sublethal  effects; and proposed regulatory criteria for the protection of human health and  sensitive natural resources. Each chapter selectively reviews and synthesizes  the technical literature on a specific priority contaminant and its effects on  the environment.    Successful risk assessment relies heavily on extensive and well-documented  databases. They often include too much - or too little - information about too  many chemicals. Of the hundreds of thousands of chemicals discharged into the  environment, only a small number have sufficient information to attempt  preliminary risk assessment. The Handbook of Chemical Risk Assessment provides  you with the exact amount of information you need in a single resource.

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