Environmental health sourcebook : basic consumer health information about the environment and its effects on human health, including facts about air, water, and soil contamination, hazardous chemicals, foodborne hazards and illnesses, household hazards such as radon, mold, and carbon monoxide, consumer hazards from toxic products and imported goods, and disorders linked to environmental causes, including cancer, allergies, and asthma ; along with Information about the impact of environmental hazards on specific populations, a glossary of related terms, and resources for additional help and information / [edited by Kevin Hayes].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hayes, Kevin (Editor of health information), editor.

Series:

Health reference series.

Health Reference

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental health.

Environmentally induced diseases.

Environmental toxicology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 842 pages) : illustrations, charts.

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

Detroit, Michigan : Omnigraphics, Incorporated, [2022]

Summary:

"Provides basic health information about the health effects of environmental hazards and diseases linked to environmental causes, with facts about the impact on specific populations. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Understanding environmental health

pt. 2. Health concerns and their environmental triggers

pt. 3. Outdoor environmental hazards : air, water, and soil

pt. 4. Household and indoor hazards

pt. 5. Foodborne hazards

pt. 6. Consumer products and medical hazards

pt. 7. Additional help and information.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 20, 2022).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Environmental health sourcebook

ISBN:

9780780819856

0780819853

OCLC:

1286070725