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The Health Impacts of Improper Waste Management

  • 1st Edition - June 1, 2027
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Mehdi Mokhtari, Mohammad Hadi Dehghani, Hossein Arfaeinia
  • Language: English

The Health Impacts of Improper Waste Management addresses the critical intersection of environmental pollution and the health implications caused by inadequate waste handli… Read more

Description

The Health Impacts of Improper Waste Management addresses the critical intersection of environmental pollution and the health implications caused by inadequate waste handling. The book synthesizes current research on diverse waste types and their chemical, biological, and toxicological effects on human health, responding to the urgent need for comprehensive knowledge in this expanding field. Covering foundational concepts through advanced topics, the book includes analyses of exposure pathways, emerging contaminants like microplastics and PFAS, biomonitoring techniques, occupational risks, and quantitative health risk assessments. It also explores innovative digital tools, sustainable waste management practices, and policy frameworks. It also provides practical guidance through global case studies such as best practices from low- to high-income countries. The Health Impacts of Improper Waste Management equips researchers, toxicologists, environmental scientists, public health professionals, and policymakers with useful analyses and practical solutions. By integrating interdisciplinary perspectives, it facilitates informed decision-making, supports ongoing research, and promotes strategies to mitigate health risks associated with waste mismanagement worldwide.

Key features

  • Provides comprehensive coverage of emerging pollutants and health risks
  • Presents global and regional case studies with practical insights
  • Integrates biomonitoring and digital technologies for exposure assessment
  • Bridges environmental science and public health for interdisciplinary understanding
  • Offers actionable sustainable waste management strategies and policy guidance

Readership

Researchers in toxicology, environmental health, and waste management; environmental chemists; environmental consultants; waste management engineers; epidemiologists; public health professional; sustainability experts

Table of contents

Section 1

1. Introduction

2. Human Health Effects of Waste Exposure

3. Populations at Risk from Waste

4. Waste and Emerging Contaminants

Section 2: Environmental Pathways and Pollution

5. Chemical and Toxicological Analysis of Waste

6. Airborne Pollutants from Waste

7. Water Pollution from Waste

8. Soil Contamination with Waste

9. Digital Technologies in Waste Monitoring and Exposure Assessment

Section 3: Human Exposure and Health Outcomes

10. Human Biomonitoring of Emerging Contaminants in Waste

11. Occupational Exposure in Informal and Formal Waste Management Sectors

12. Radioactive, Hazardous, and Healthcare Waste and Health Risks

13. Endocrine, Respiratory, and Neurological Impacts of Waste Pollutants

14. Waste Management Practices and Disease Burden

Section 4: Risk Assessment, Communication, and Mitigation

15. Quantitative Health Risk Assessment and Exposure Modeling

16. Risk Communication and Community Engagement in Waste Management

17. Digital Tools in Exposure Prediction and Early Warning Systems for Waste-Related Risks

Section 5: Solutions, Strategies, and Case Studies

18. Sustainable Waste Management – Circular Economy and Resource Recovery

19. Policy, Governance, and Public Health Interventions

20. Case Studies of Best Practices from Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 1, 2027
  • Language: English

About the editors

Mehdi Mokhtari

Editor

Prof. Dr. Mehdi Mokhtari is a Full Professor at the Yazd University of Medical Sciences (SSU), School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Yazd, Iran, Islamic Republic of. His scientific research interests include Waste Management. He is the author of various research studies published in national and international journals, and conference proceedings, and Head of several research projects at the SSU. He has authored 7 books and more than 100 full papers published in peer-reviewed journals. He is an editorial board member, and reviewer in domestic and international journals. He is a supervisor and advisor for many PhD and MSc theses at the SSU. He has served as the scientific secretary of several national and international conferences.

He is currently also Member of the board of Directors of the Iranian Association of Environmental Health (IAEH) and member of the Center for Environmental Science and Technology Research (CESTR) at the SSU.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Islamic Republic of Iran

Mohammad Hadi Dehghani

Editor
Professor Mohammad Hadi Dehghani is a faculty member in the Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Iran. His research focuses on environmental science, and he leads research projects at TUMS. He contributes to scholarly journals as an editorial board member, guest editor, and reviewer and participates in international scientific committees. He also supervises postgraduate research and is a member of the Iranian Association of Environmental Health and the Institute for Environmental Research at TUMS. His scholarly work includes peer-reviewed research, conference papers, book chapters, and edited volumes.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Tehran, Iran

Hossein Arfaeinia

Editor

Dr. Hossein Arfaeinia is an Associate Professor at Bushehr University of Medical Sciences (BPUMS), Department of Environmental Health Engineering, in Bushehr, Iran where his main research is in Environmental Science, particularly in Biological Monitoring of Pollutants, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), and Waste Management. He holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Environmental Health Engineering from Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), obtained in 2012, followed by an Master’s degree in 2014 and a PhD in Environmental Health from Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) in 2018. His extensive research includes significant contributions to human biomonitoring (HBM) of environmental pollutants, assessing exposure levels and health risks associated with contaminants. He has collaborated with local municipalities to evaluate the exposure of waste collection workers to various pollutants and his ongoing projects emphasize sustainable waste management practices that mitigate health risks while promoting environmental sustainability. Through his multidisciplinary approach, he aims to bridge the gap between environmental science and public health initiatives, contributing significantly to understanding and addressing the adverse effects of environmental pollutants on human health

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Addiction and Lifestyle Research Center, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences (BPUMS), Bushehr, Iran