
Encyclopedia of Environmental Health
Environmental Health
Elsevier (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 22. August 2019
Book
4884 pages
978-0-444-63951-6 (ISBN)
Description
Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, Second Edition, Six Volume Set presents the newest release in this fundamental reference that updates and broadens the umbrella of environmental health, especially social and environmental health for its readers. There is ongoing revolution in governance, policies and intervention strategies aimed at evolving changes in health disparities, disease burden, trans-boundary transport and health hazards. This new edition reflects these realities, mapping new directions in the field that include how to minimize threats and develop new scientific paradigms that address emerging local, national and global environmental concerns.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-444-63951-6 (9780444639516)
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Person
Jerome Nriagu is Professor Emeritus in the School of Public Health and Research Professor Emeritus at the Center for Human Growth & Development, University of Michigan, where he directed the environmental health program for over two decades. Earlier, he was a Senior Research Scientist with Environment Canada and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Waterloo. His research focuses on metals in the environment, environmental justice, and global environmental health, with fieldwork conducted across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Nriagu has authored or edited thirty books and more than three hundred articles, and from 2000 to 2008 was among the most-cited scientists in Environmental Studies and Ecology. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Science of the Total Environment for over 25 years, Editor-in-Chief of the first edition of the Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, and Founding Editor of Global Health Perspectives. His honors include the Alexander von Humboldt Distinguished Research Award, an Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Alberta, and Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada.
Editor-in-chief
Professor Emeritus, School of Public Health and Research Professor Emeritus, Center for Human Growth & Development, University of Michigan, USA
Content
Noise Pollution: Exposure and Health Effects
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Health
Pollution Sources and Human Health
Environmental Epidemiology
Water Quality and Quantity
Global Environmental Health
Country and Area Specific Environmental Health Issues
Disparities and Social Determinants of Environmental Health
Metals/Metalloids: Exposure and Health Effects
Environmental Microbiology
Guidelines and Regulations
Air Pollution and Human Health
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Health
Pollution Sources and Human Health
Environmental Epidemiology
Water Quality and Quantity
Global Environmental Health
Country and Area Specific Environmental Health Issues
Disparities and Social Determinants of Environmental Health
Metals/Metalloids: Exposure and Health Effects
Environmental Microbiology
Guidelines and Regulations
Air Pollution and Human Health