Living with the earth : concepts in environmental health science /: concepts in environmental health science. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gary S. Moore.
• Other Names: Moore, Gary S
• Contents: Ecosystems and Energy Flow ; Introduction; Climate; Ecosystems and Biomes; Energy Flow; Nutrients; The Process of Succession and Retrogression; References; ; Human Populations; Introduction; The Characteristics of Populations; Population Dynamics; Population Trends in the World; Current Population Trends in Developed Countries; Current Population Trends in LDCs; Predicted Future Trends in Populations; Urbanization; The Control of Population; Methods of Fertility Control; References; ; Environmental Degradation and Food Security ; Introduction: The Debate; Impacts on the Environment; Food Security; References; ; Environmental Disease; Introduction; Defining Disease; The Role of Genetics in Disease; Cancer; References; ; Toxicity and Toxins; Introduction; Exposure and Entry Routes; Some Specific Examples of Toxic Agents; References The Trouble with PestsIntroduction; What are Pests?; Insects and Other Arthropods; Rodents and Pests; Pesticides; Types of Pesticides; References; ; Emerging Diseases ; Introduction; Reasons for the Emergence of Infectious Diseases; Specific Emerging Diseases; Practical Approaches to Limiting the Emergence of Infectious Diseases; References; ; Foodborne Illness ; Introduction; Causative Agents of Foodborne Disease; Foodborne Pathogens; References; ; Water and WastewaterIntroduction ; Water Use; Sources of Drinking Water; Water Pollution; Water Treatment; Regulations; Wastewater Disposal and Treatment; Water Pollution and Health; Future Outlook; References; ; Air, Noise, and Radiation; Introduction; The Atmosphere and Methods of Dispersion; The History of Air Pollution Control in the U.S; The Criteria Pollutants; Health Implications of Air Pollutants Indoor Air Pollution; Noise; Radiation; Ultraviolet Radiation; References; ; Solid and Hazardous Waste ; Introduction; Definition and Characterization of MSW; Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste; Hazardous Wastes; References; ; Assessing Human Risk ; Introduction; Environmental Risk; The Process of Risk Analysis; Risk Management and Communication; References; ; Environmental Laws and Compliance; Introduction; Environmental Laws: Some Fundamentals; Federal Environmental Laws; Compliance Strategies; References; ; Emergency Preparedness; Introduction; The Role of the Environmental Health (EH) Professional in Emergency/Disaster Response; References; Glossary; Index
• Edition: 3rd ed
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 362.1; Environmental Health; Computer-Assisted Instruction; Ecosystem; Environmental Illness; Occupational Health; Occupational Medicine; Environmental health -- Computer-assisted instruction; Medicine, Industrial -- Computer-assisted instruction; Industrial hygiene -- Computer-assisted instruction; Industrial safety -- Computer-assisted instruction
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780849379994; 0849379997
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