FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (HB 2023) Hardcover

This concise, updated textbook, rooted in the leading "go to" book for ecological risk assessment, is a must-read for students and newcomers seeking to grasp the aims of environmental assessments and how to effectively conduct them. It encompasses environmental risks to both humans and the natural world (nonhuman populations and ecosystems), covering a wide range of assessment types. Leveraging the author's extensive background, first as a senior researcher at Oak Ridge Laboratory's Environmental Sciences Division and later as a science advisor at the U.S. EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment, the book clearly explains core principles and basic methodologies. It reinforces these concepts with practical examples that are used throughout multiple chapters, making it a hands-on guide. The book's content and writing style are designed to be engaging and accessible to students with varying levels of prior knowledge.