Assessment of the socio-economic impact of the chemicals environmental contamination

Brnjas, Zvonko and Ćurčić, Marijana and Stošić, Ivan (2015) Assessment of the socio-economic impact of the chemicals environmental contamination. International review, 3 (1/2). pp. 113-118. ISSN 2217-9739

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Abstract

Socio-economic impact analysis is one of the key components of the complex
management process in which risks from environmental contamination by chemicals are
identifying and assessing. Paradigm of risk assessment covers four main phases: hazard
identification; examination of the relationship between chemical concentration in
environment and its adverse effects; exposure assessment and finally, risk characterization.
The socio-economic analysis represents the analytical base, funded on the wide body of the
scientific and professional knowledge, for initiating the risk management and mitigating
adverse processes in environmental contamination situations. The aim of this analysis is to
develop strategy and to propose measures to overcome potential risks of environmental
contamination. In the article, the specific emphasis is put on the role of the socio economic
analysis in the risk management of environmental contamination by hazardous chemicals.
The process of socio-economic analysis of hazardous chemicals includes identification of
anthropogenic activities in which these chemicals are present, and based on that, the
assessment of the environmental changes (pollution) caused by these activities and their
adverse impacts on human health, on the environment and on economic development of
impacted communities. Number of specific methods and indicators for measuring those
effects are developed: they are mainly focused on their quantification and sometimes also
on monetization, i.e. expressing them in financial terms.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	COBISS.ID=215448332
Uncontrolled Keywords:	environmental contamination, risk management, hazardous chemicals, ecological accidents, socio-economic impact
Research Department:	?? H1 ??
Depositing User:	Jelena Banovic
Date Deposited:	28 Aug 2016 17:21
Last Modified:	28 Aug 2016 17:21
URI:	http://35.240.28.64/id/eprint/691
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