Griffin has worked with environmental concerns since 1969, and has produced three textbooks and references, with this publication all now in second edition. In this one he provides a broad view of toxic materials and how to deal with them. He follows the epidemiological model, covering in turn the health effects of toxic materials and their measures, the transmission of hazardous materials in the environment, and managing the sources of those materials. The first edition appeared in the late 1980s, and the second reflects the impact of the environmental movement over the last two decades both in reduced pollution and the generation of hazardous materials; and in the technologies developed for detecting, measuring, and managing them. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)