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Encyclopedia of Environmental Health
- 1st Edition - September 1, 2008
- Editor: Jerome O. Nriagu
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 2 2 7 2 - 6
Environmental health has evolved over time into a complex, multidisciplinary field. Many of the key determinants and solutions to environmental health problems lie outside the di… Read more
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Request a sales quoteEnvironmental health has evolved over time into a complex, multidisciplinary field. Many of the key determinants and solutions to environmental health problems lie outside the direct realm of health and are strongly dependent on environmental changes, water and sanitation, industrial development, education, employment, trade, tourism, agriculture, urbanization, energy, housing and national security. Environmental risks, vulnerability and variability manifest themselves in different ways and at different time scales. While there are shared global and transnational problems, each community, country or region faces its own unique environmental health problems, the solution of which depends on circumstances surrounding the resources, customs, institutions, values and environmental vulnerability. This work contains critical reviews and assessments of environmental health practices and research that have worked in places and thus can guide programs and economic development in other countries or regions.
The Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, Five Volume Set seeks to conceptualize the subject more clearly, to describe the best available scientific methods that can be used in characterizing and managing environmental health risks, to extend the field of environmental health through new theoretical perspectives and heightened appreciation of social, economic and political contexts, and to encourage a richer analysis in the field through examples of diverse experiences in dealing with the health-environment interface.
- The Encyclopedia of Environmental Health contains numerous examples of policy options and environmental health practices that have worked and thus can guide programs in other countries or regions
- It includes a wide range of tools and strategies that can assist communities and countries in assessing environmental health conditions, monitoring progress of intervention implementation and evaluating outcomes
- Provides a comprehensive overview of existing knowledge in this emerging field
- Articles contain summaries and assessments of environmental health practices and research, providing a framework for further research
- Places environmental health in the broader context of environmental change and related ecological, political, economic, social, and cultural issues
Practitioners, researchers and public and private sector employees Advanced undergraduate and post graduate students
The material in the Encyclopedia is arranged as a series of articles in alphabetical order. Subject Classifications are as follows: Assessment of Exposure to Environmental RisksChildren's Health and the Environment Climate Change and Human HealthCost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental HealthCountry and Area Specific Environmental Health IssuesDisinfection ByProductsDisparities and Social Determinants of Environmental HealthEcohealthEnvironmental CancersEnvironmental Health Emergencies Environmental Health ManagementEnvironmental Risk Factors for Communicable DiseaseEthics in Environmental Health Research and PracticeFood QualityGene-Environment InteractionsGlobalization and Environmental HealthHistorical AspectsIndoor Air Pollution: Health EffectsIonising and Non-ionising Radiation: Health EffectsMeasures of Community Disease BurdenMetals/Metalloids: Exposure and Health EffectsNoise Pollution: Exposure and Health EffectsOutdoor Air Pollution: Health EffectsPersistent Organic PollutantsPersonal Care Products and PharmaceuticalsPesticides: Human Exposure and ToxicityPollution Sources and Human HealthRecent Technological Advancements in Environmental Health SciencesSolid Waste, Wastewater, Sludge and Human HealthTarget Organ Toxicity of Environmental PollutantsUrban Environment and Human HealthWater Quality and Quantity
- No. of pages: 5016
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 1, 2008
- Imprint: Elsevier Science
- eBook ISBN: 9780444522726
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Jerome O. Nriagu
Prof. Nriagu was the Editor-in-Chief of the first edition of this encyclopedia. He was the Editor of Science of the Total Environment for more than 25 years, Founding Editor of Global Health Perspectives and has served on the editorial boards of many other journals. He taught global environmental health for years and has conducted research in many foreign countries including India, Mongolia, Qatar, Jordan, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Zambia, Jamaica and Brazil. He has served as scientific advisor to many agencies and international organizations including the World Bank, World Health Organization, United Nations University, US Environmental Protection Agency, Alberta Ministry of the Environment, International Center for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (Jamaican government), etc. His accolades include Alexander van Humboldt Distinguished Research Award, Honorary Doctor of Science degree (University of Alberta, Canada) and he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Dr. Nriagu was on the faculty and Director of the environmental health program in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan for over 20 years. Before that he was senior Research Scientist with Environment Canada and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Waterloo. He is currently Professor Emeritus, School of Public Health and Research Professor Emeritus, Center for Human Growth & Development, University of Michigan.
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Professor Emeritus, School of Public Health and Research Professor Emeritus, Center for Human Growth & Development, University of Michigan, USARead Encyclopedia of Environmental Health on ScienceDirect