Essentials of environmental health / Robert H. Friis

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Background of the Field -- ch. 1 Introduction: The Environment At Risk -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- Progress and Challenges in Protecting Our Environment -- Significance of the Environment for Human Health -- Population and the Environment -- Definitions Used in the Environmental Health Field -- Historical Background -- Careers in the Environmental Health Field -- Conclusion and Overview of the Text -- Study Questions and Exercises -- For Further Reading -- References -- ch. 2 Environmental Epidemiology -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- Research Topics for Environmental Epidemiology -- Definition of Environmental Epidemiology -- Contributions of Epidemiology to Environmental Health -- Brief History of Environmental Epidemiology -- Strategies of Environmental Epidemiology -- Causality in Epidemiologic Studies -- Bias in Environmental Epidemiologic Studies -- Limitations and Deficiencies of Environmental Epidemiology

Note continued: Summary of Characteristics, Weaknesses, and Strengths of Environmental Epidemiology -- Conclusion -- Study Questions and Exercises -- For Further Reading -- References -- ch. 3 Environmental Toxicology -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- Toxicology, a Cornerstone of Environmental Health -- Description of Toxicology -- Terminology Used in the Field of Toxicology -- The Concept of a Dose and Related Terms -- Factors that Affect Responses to a Toxic Chemical -- Links Between Toxicology and Risk Assessment -- Conclusion -- Study Questions and Exercises -- For Further Reading -- References -- ch. 4 Environmental Policy and Regulation -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- The Role of Policy and Environmental Challenges -- Overview of the Environmental Policy Process -- Risk Assessment and Policy Development -- Case Studies: Environmental Policies to Protect Human Health

Note continued: Agencies Involved in the Adoption, Implementation, and Enforcement of Environmental Policies -- Major US Environmental Health Laws -- Conclusion -- Study Questions and Exercises -- For Further Reading -- References -- pt. II Agents of Environmental Disease -- ch. 5 Zoonotic and Vector-Borne Diseases -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- Terminology Used in the Context of Zoonotic and Vector-Borne Diseases -- Examples of Vector-Borne Diseases -- Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers -- Arthropod-Borne Viral Diseases (Arboviral Diseases) -- Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases/Emerging Zoonoses -- Other Zoonotic Diseases -- Control and Prevention of Mosguito-Borne Diseases -- Conclusion -- Study Questions and Exercises -- For Further Reading -- References -- ch. 6 Toxic Metals and Elements -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- Significance of Heavy Metals for the Human Population -- The CERCLA Priority List of Hazardous Substances

Note continued: Overview of Sources and Effects of Exposure to Metals -- Toxic Heavy Metals -- Essential Metals with Potential for Toxicity -- Metals for Use in Medical Therapy -- Conclusion -- Study Questions and Exercises -- For Further Reading -- References -- ch. 7 Pesticides and Other Organic Chemicals -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- How Likely are We to be Exposed to Hazardous Chemicals? -- Chemicals Among the Top 20 in the ATSDR List of 275 Hazardous Substances -- Pesticides -- Dioxins -- Polychlorinated Biphenyls -- Organic Solvents -- Chemicals Used in the Manufacture of Plastics -- Cleaning and Household Products -- Environmental Estrogens -- Conclusion -- Study Questions and Exercises -- For Further Reading -- References -- ch. 8 Ionizing and Nonionizing Radiation -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- Some Preliminary Definitions -- Overview of Ionizing Radiation -- Types of Ionizing Radiation -- Measurement of Ionizing Radiation Dose Units

Note continued: Health Effects of Exposure to Ionizing Radiation -- Sources of Environmental Exposure to Ionizing Radiation -- Medical Uses of Ionizing Radiation -- Nuclear Waste Disposal -- Nonionizing Radiation -- Sources of Exposure to Nonionizing Radiation -- Conclusion -- Study Questions and Exercises -- For Further Reading -- References -- pt. III Applications of Environmental Health -- ch. 9 Water Quality -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- Water Quality and Public Health -- The Water Supply -- Treatment of Water for Residential Consumption -- Drinking Water Contamination -- Beach and Coastal Pollution -- Conclusion -- Study Questions and Exercises -- For Further Reading -- References -- ch. 10 Air Quality -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- Overview: Causes and Effects of Poor Air Quality -- Notorious Air Pollution Episodes in History -- Sources and Causes of Air Pollution -- Components of Air Pollution -- Air Quality Standards

Note continued: Health Effects of Air Pollution -- Indoor Air Quality -- Global Climate Change and Global Warming -- Controlling Air Pollution and Global Warming -- Conclusion -- Study Questions and Exercises -- For Further Reading -- References -- ch. 11 Food Safety -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- The Global Burden of Foodborne Illness -- Categories of Food Hazards -- Common Microbial Agents of Foodborne Illness -- Bacterial Agents -- Worms -- Viral Agents -- Other Agents -- Chemically Related Foodborne Hazards -- Regulation of Food Safety -- Foodborne Disease Prevention -- Conclusion -- Study Questions and Exercises -- For Further Reading -- References -- ch. 12 Solid and Liquid Wastes -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- Definitions of Waste -- Historical Background -- Solid Waste Disposal -- Components of the Municipal Solid Waste Stream -- Solid Waste Management -- Disposal of Hazardous Materials and Wastes -- Sewage Processing and Disposal

Note continued: Animal Wastes -- Conclusion -- Study Questions and Exercises -- For Further Reading -- References -- ch. 13 Occupational Health -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- Occupational Health Concepts -- Background and History -- Significance of the Occupational Environment for Health -- Overview of Agents of Occupational Disease -- Specific Occupationally Associated Diseases and Conditions -- Prevention of Occupational Disease -- Conclusion -- Study Questions and Exercises -- For Further Reading -- References -- ch. 14 Injuries With a Focus on Unintentional Injuries and Deaths -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- The Significance of Injuries -- How Injuries are Classified -- Unintentional Injuries -- Motor Vehicle Injuries -- Unintentional Injuries Among Children -- Injuries Among the Elderly -- Schema for Injury Prevention -- Conclusion -- Study Questions and Exercises -- For Further Reading -- References

"Essentials of Environmental Health is a clear and comprehensive study of the major topics of environmental health, including a background of the field and "tools of the trade"; Environmental diseases; and Applications and domains of environmental health"-- Provided by publisher

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