Handbook of Environmental Health, Volume I: Biological, Chemical, and Physical Agents of Environmentally Related Disease / Edition 4

by Herman Koren, Michael S. Bisesi

Overview

The two-volume Handbook of Environmental Health has been a standard reference for over 23 years. The fourth edition continues to provide a basis for understanding the interactions between humans and the environment and how such interactions affect the health and welfare of individuals. Focusing on factors generally associated with the internal environment, Volume I provides a significant understanding of basic new environmental issues, energy, practical microbiology and chemistry, risk assessment, emerging infectious diseases, recent laws, emerging microorganisms, toxicology, epidemiology, human physiology, and the effects of the environment on humans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781566705363
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/29/2002
Edition description:	4TH
Pages:	820
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Herman Koren, Michael S. Bisesi

Table of Contents

VOLUME I: Environment Health - Some Basics. Environmental Problems and Human Health. Food Protection. Food Technology. Insect Control. Rodent Control. Pesticides. The Indoor Environment. Institutional Environment. Recreational Environment. Occupational Environment. Instrumentation. References. Indexes. Volume II:Chapter 1 Air Quality Management Chapter 2 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Chapter 3 Private and Public Water Supplies Chapter 4 Swimming Areas Chapter 5 Plumbing Chapter 6 Private and Public Sewage Disposal and Soils Chapter 7 Water Pollution and Water Quality Control Chapter 8 Terrorism and Environmental Health Emergencies Chapter 9 Major Instrumentation for Environmental Evaluation of Ambient Air, Water, and Soil

Editorial Reviews

Now 23 years old, this reference (in two volumes) makes an abundance of information available in a convenient format, useful as a college- level text or as a first-stop sourcebook for environmental health professionals or others in administrative or policy-making contexts. After substantial overview chapters concerning the environment and human health, the first volume focuses on the indoor environment (the second goes outdoors). Coverage includes food safety and technology, insect and rodent control, indoor air quality, hospitals, home environment, injury control, pesticides, industrial hygiene, and instrumentation. Koren (emeritus, environmental health science, Indiana State University) and Bisesi (environmental and occupational health science, Medical College of Ohio, among other affiliations) have brought the material up-to-date with coverage of new environmental issues, energy, emerging infectious diseases, and recent laws, among other topics. Each volume contains indexes for both volumes. Co-published with the National Environmental Health Association. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR