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