Human Health and the Environment A Turn-of-the-Century Perspective

Human Health and the Environment A Turn-of-the-Century Perspective / by Donald Vesley.

The twentieth century has seen a remarkable evolution of environmental health and environmental protection concerns and concepts in the United States. As a teacher of Environmental Health since the late 1950s, I have witnessed the many twists and turns that have marked the latter half of the century...

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Main Author: Vesley, Donald (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1999.
Edition:1st ed. 1999.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Public health.
Veterinary medicine.
Ecotoxicology.
Epidemiology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Section I — Introduction
  • 1 Human Health and the Environment as the Twentieth Century Ends
  • 2 Epidemiology and Environmental Health
  • Section II — The Macroenvironment
  • 3 Potable Drinking Water
  • 4 Wastewater
  • 5 Air Pollution
  • 6 Solid and Hazardous Waste
  • 7 Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation
  • Section III — The Microenvironment
  • 8 The Residential Environment- Housing and Health
  • 9 The Work Environment- Occupational Health
  • 10 The Institutional Environment-Nosocomial Infections
  • Section IV — Products Used and Consumed by People
  • 11 Consumer Product Safety
  • 12 Food Safety: Biological Agents
  • 13 Food Safety: Chemical Agents
  • Section V — Integrated Pest Management
  • 14 Public Health Significance of Rodents and Insects
  • 15 Applications of Integrated Pest Management
  • Section VI — Future Considerations
  • 16 Environmental Health in the Twenty-first Century: A peek into the future.

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