Natural disaster experiences : how to prepare environmental facilities for the worst.

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Annapolis, MD : American Academy of Environmental Engineers, c1995.Description: 86 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:

1883767091 (softcover)

DDC classification:

363.3/48 20

Subject: Environmental facilities - water supply systems, wastewater collection and treatment systems, industrial emission and waste control facilities, and solid waste management facilities - can be damaged by natural disasters, just like any other structures. However, damage to these facilities may threaten public health and safety and the environment. This book draws upon the experiences of environmental facilities managers who had first-hand involvement with floods and earthquakes. Their insights cover preparing for, dealing with, and restoring facilities following such events. Part 1 covers earthquakes, including the 1994 Northridge earthquake, and the potential environmental impacts of a quake along the New Madrid fault in the central U.S. Part 2 describes the impacts of flooding in the Midwest in 1993 on the metropolitan St. Louis water system, a Monsanto chemical plant, the Des Moines water system, and the Columbia, Missouri, wetlands project. Part 3 summarizes the lessons from these experiences and provides guidance for disaster preparedness planning

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	363.348 NAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005746039

Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-86).

Environmental facilities - water supply systems, wastewater collection and treatment systems, industrial emission and waste control facilities, and solid waste management facilities - can be damaged by natural disasters, just like any other structures. However, damage to these facilities may threaten public health and safety and the environment. This book draws upon the experiences of environmental facilities managers who had first-hand involvement with floods and earthquakes. Their insights cover preparing for, dealing with, and restoring facilities following such events. Part 1 covers earthquakes, including the 1994 Northridge earthquake, and the potential environmental impacts of a quake along the New Madrid fault in the central U.S. Part 2 describes the impacts of flooding in the Midwest in 1993 on the metropolitan St. Louis water system, a Monsanto chemical plant, the Des Moines water system, and the Columbia, Missouri, wetlands project. Part 3 summarizes the lessons from these experiences and provides guidance for disaster preparedness planning

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