This is the first book to examine comprehensively the chlorine industry
and its effects on the environment. It covers not only the history of
chlorine production, but also looks at its products, their effects on
the global environment, and the international legislation which controls
their use, release, and disposal.
Individual chapters are dedicated to subjects such as releases of
organochlorines into the environment, and the environmental impact of
ozone depletion, providing simple explanations of these complex issues.
These are backed up with case studies of landmark events in the history
of the chlorine industry - for example the Seveso explosion or the Yusho
and Yu-Cheng mass poisonings.
With a clear, concise text and numerous compilations of critical data,
this book will prove an invaluable source reference for environmental
scientists, students, and policy makers with an interest in this
subject.