Environmental Risk Analysis for Asian-Oriented, Risk-Based Watershed Management (eBook)

This publication is a practical guidebook on environmental risk assessment, especially for watershed-scale management. It highlights case studies of watershed environmental risk in Malaysia, including the potential health risks as well as screening methods and management in practice. In order to apply environmental risk assessment methods for the management of toxic chemicals, it is necessary to consider the geological and climate features of each country as well as their cultural characteristics. Focusing on Malaysia as a representative country, the book also discusses studies in other Asian countries. The insights provided can be applied to advanced and developing countries alike. A suitable textbook for graduate students, it is also a valuable reference source for researchers, practitioners and policymakers.

Dr. Minoru Yoneda is a Professor of Environmental Risk Analysis at Kyoto University (KU) and currently vice dean of the school of engineering. He gained BSc, MSc and PhD of Engineering from KU. He is currently the president of the Society for Remediation of Radioactive Contamination in Environment of Japan and a board member of the Society for Risk Analysis Japan. He works on clarification of dynamism and exposure-dosage assessments of heavy metals and toxic organic chemical substances in general living environments to evaluate their risk for the public. He also aims to clarify the mechanisms of urban soil contamination with traces of harmful substances such as heavy metals and radioactive substances.

Mazlin Bin Mokhtar is a Professor at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) whereby he is a Principal Fellow at the Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI). He is currently the Chairman of Environmental Quality Council Malaysia as well as Deputy Head of Cluster of Natural Resources and Environment at the National Council of Professors (MPN). He is a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) and the Institute of Chemistry Malaysia (IKM). He is also a Senior Fellow at the Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development (JSC), Sunway University. He has been appointed as a member of the Malaysia-Thailand Joint Authority Research Cess Fund Committee, SDSN Malaysia Chapter Leadership Council; Board of Trustees WWF Malaysia; Elected Member of the UKM Senate; NSC member of the UNDP SGP GEF Malaysia; Board Member of IRDI, International Medical University (IMU). His expertise is in Environmental Chemistry and his research interest is in Sustainability Science and Governance.

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This publication is a practical guidebook on environmental risk assessment, especially for watershed-scale management. It highlights case studies of watershed environmental risk in Malaysia, including the potential health risks as well as screening methods and management in practice. In order to apply environmental risk assessment methods for the management of toxic chemicals, it is necessary to consider the geological and climate features of each country as well as their cultural characteristics. Focusing on Malaysia as a representative country, the book also discusses studies in other Asian countries. The insights provided can be applied to advanced and developing countries alike. A suitable textbook for graduate students, it is also a valuable reference source for researchers, practitioners and policymakers.