Environmental Health
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Environmental Health

Fourth Edition

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eBook - PDF

Environmental Health

Fourth Edition

About this book

Dramatic changes in the field of environmental health since the Third Edition was published in 2004 demand a new, radically updated version of this essential textbook.

Based on the recommendations of advisory bodies and federal agency regulations, as well as a thorough review of the scientific literature, Moeller's Fourth Edition is the only fully current text in this burgeoning field. It features new tables and figures, and revisions of those retained from previous editions. Environmental Health is also enriched with the knowledge and insights of professionals who are deeply involved in "real world" aspects of each subject covered.

In eighteen chapters, students receive a complete but manageable introduction to the complex nature of the environment, how humans interact with it, and the mutual impact between people and the environments where they work or live. This new edition emphasizes the challenges students will face in the field: the local and global implications of environmental health initiatives, their short- and long-range effects, their importance to both developing and developed nations, and the roles individuals can play in helping to resolve these problems.

Whether discussing toxicology, injury prevention, risk assessment, and ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, or more traditional subjects like the management and control of air, water, and food, Dade Moeller emphasizes the need for a systems approach to analyzing new projects prior to their construction and operation.

Environmental Health is indispensable reading for practitioners, students, and anyone considering a career in public health.

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Agency 
(EPA), 
by 
President 
Richard 
M. 
Nixon, 
through 
an 
executive 
order.
Defining 
the 
Environment
To 
accomplish 
their 
goals 
effectively, 
environmental 
health 
professionals 
must 
keep 
in 
mind 
that 
there 
are 
many 
components 
of 
the 
environment. 
Some 
of 
the 
more 
prominent 
are 
described 
here. 
Addressing 
the 
related 
problems 
requires 
a 
wide 
range 
of 
professional 
disciplines.
the 
inner 
versus 
outer 
environment
From 
the 
standpoint 
of 
the 
human 
body, 
there 
are 
two 
environments: 
the 
one 
within 
the 
body 
and 
the 
one 
outside 
it. 
Separating 
them 
are 
three 
principal 
protective 
barriers: 
the 
skin, 
which 
protects 
the 
body 
from 
con-
taminants 
outside 
the 
body; 
the 
gastrointestinal 
(GI) 
tract, 
which 
protects 
the 
inner 
body 
from 
contaminants 
that 
have 
been 
ingested; 
and 
the 
mem-
branes 
within 
the 
lungs, 
which 
protect 
the 
inner 
body 
from 
contaminants 
that 
have 
been 
inhaled 
(Figure 
1.1; 
Table 
1.1).
Skin
Lungs
Gastrointestinal 
tract
Figure 
1.1
Barriers 
between 
the 
inner 
and 
outer 
environments

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface to the Fourth Edition
  6. Abbreviations
  7. Chapter 1. The Scope
  8. Chapter 2. Toxicology
  9. Chapter 3. Epidemiology
  10. Chapter 4. The Workplace
  11. Chapter 5. Indoor and Outdoor Air
  12. Chapter 6. Food
  13. Chapter 7. Drinking Water
  14. Chapter 8. Liquid Wastes
  15. Chapter 9. Solid Wastes
  16. Chapter 10. Animals, Insects, and Related Pests
  17. Chapter 11. Injury Prevention and Control
  18. Chapter 12. Electromagnetic Radiation
  19. Chapter 13. Occupational, Population, and Environmental Standards
  20. Chapter 14. Effluent Monitoring and Environmental Surveillance
  21. Chapter 15. Risk Assessment and Management
  22. Chapter 16. Energy Resources and Conservation
  23. Chapter 17. Disasters and Terrorism
  24. Chapter 18. A Global View
  25. References
  26. Table Credits
  27. Figure Credits
  28. Index