Environmental health / Dade W. Moeller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moeller, D. W. (Dade W.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental health.

Environmental Health.

Environmental Exposure--adverse effects.

Environmental Pollution--adverse effects.

Medical Subjects:

Environmental Health.

Environmental Exposure--adverse effects.

Environmental Pollution--adverse effects.

Physical Description:

xix, 518 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.

Summary:

Dramatic changes in the field of environmental health since in the Third Edition was published in 2004 demand a new, radically updated version of this essential textbook

Based on the recommendations of advisory bodies and federal agency regulations, as well as a thorough review of the scientific literature, Dade Moeller's Fourth Edition is the only fully current text in this burgeoning field. It features new tables and figures, and revisions of those retained from previous editions. Environmental Health is also enriched with the knowledge and insights of professionals who are deeply involved in "real world" aspects of each subject covered

In eighteen chapters, students receiver a complete but manageable introduction to the complex nature of the environment, how humans interact with it, and the mutual impact between people and the environments where they work or live. This new edition emphasizes the challenges students will face in the field: the local and global implications of environmental health initiatives, their short-and long-range effects, their importance to both developing and developed nations, and the roles individuals can play in helping to resolve these problems.

Whether discussing toxicology, injury prevention, risk assessment, and ionizing non-ionizing radiation or more traditional subjects like the management and control of air, water, and food, Dade Moeller emphasizes the need for a systems approach to analyzing new projects prior to their construction and operation.

Environmental Health is indispensable reading for practitioners, students, and anyone considering a career in public health. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Scope 1

2 Toxicology 23

3 Epidemiology 43

4 The Workplace 60

5 Indoor and Outdoor Air 87

6 Food 113

7 Drinking Water 137

8 Liquid Wastes 165

9 Solid Wastes 190

10 Animals, Insects, and Related Pests 220

11 Injury Prevention and Control 242

12 Electromagnetic Radiation 266

13 Occupational, Population, and Environmental Standards 295

14 Effluent Monitoring and Environmental Surveillance 314

15 Risk Assessment and Management 340

16 Energy Resources and Conservation 364

17 Disasters and Terrorism 391

18 A Global View 421.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674047402

0674047400

OCLC:

676725413