This book is aimed at generalizing the modern ideas of both
biogeochemical and environmental risk assessment that have been
developed in recent years. Only a few books are available for
readers in this interdisciplinary area, since most books deal
mainly with various technical aspects of ERA description and
calculations. This text aims at supplementing the existing books by
providing a modern understanding of mechanisms that are responsible
for ecological risks for human beings and ecosystems. The book is
to a certain extent a summary of both scientific results of various
authors and of classes in biogeochemistry and ERA, taught by the
author in recent years to students in the USA, in particular at
Cornell, and in different universities in Moscow, Pushchino, Seoul,
and Bangkok.
At present, quantitative ecological risk assessment is widely
used in different contexts, however very often without an
understanding of the natural mechanisms that drive the processes of
environmental and human risk. Its application is often accompanied
by high uncertainty about risk values. On the other hand, the
sustainability of modern technoecosystems is known because of their
natural biogeochemical cycling that has been transformed to various
extents by anthropogenic studies. Accordingly our understanding of
the principal mechanisms that drive the biogeochemical food webs
allows us to present a quantitative ecological risk assessment and
to propose technological solutions for management of various ERA
enterprises. It also enables us to devise a powerful mechanism for
ecological insurance, to assign responsibilities and protect rights
while managing the control of damage from natural and anthropogenic
accidents and catastrophes.
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