Illustrated Dictionary and Resource Directory of Environmental and Occupational Health, Second Edition

Published:
May 10, 2004 by CRC Press - 712 Pages
Author(s):
Herman Koren, Professor Emeritus, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, I

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ISBN 9781566705905
Cat# L1590
 

Features

  • Defines more than 16,000 terms, supplemented with hundreds of additional synonyms, acronyms, and abbreviations that are alphabetized and cross-referenced
  • Presents more than 1,000 detailed illustrations produced the leading graphic artist in the field to help the reader visualize the concepts
  • Emphasizes the combination of supporting sciences for developing useful applications
  • Lists hundreds of resources such as government agencies, professional and industrial organizations, and abstract services
  • Provides medical terminology to better understand symptoms of environmental exposure
  • Provides up-to-date, relevant terminology pertaining to computer science and environmental lawIncludes coverage of major environmental subject areas including:
  • Chemical, biological, and physical hazards
  • Emerging diseases
  • Instrumentation
  • Terrorism
  • Pesticides
  • Epidemiology
  • Toxicology
  • Risk assessment
  • Statistics
  • GIS and mapping
  • Environmental programs
  • Air quality and indoor air
  • Solid and hazardous waste management
  • Water pollution and water quality controlsAbout the Author:Herman Koren, R.E.H.S., M.P.H., H.S.D., is professor emeritus and former director of the environmental health science program at Indiana State University at Terre Haute. He has received numerous awards for outstanding teaching, and twice honored by the National Environmental Health Association for his distinguished services and excellent research. He has authored six, globally-recognized, multi-edition books in environmental health and occupational safety. A fellow of the American Public Health Association, and founding diplomate of the Intersociety Academy for Certification of Sanitarians and founder of the Indiana state University student National Environmental Heath Association, he has been a consultant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institute of Environmental Health Science and numerous health departments and hospitals. He founded the modern concept of environmental health internships in 1969. He also provided 1100 internships in 70 health departments and 28 states. He helped the students earn over 3 million dollars to learn while they gained excellent practical environmental experience. He graduated 500 students from the environmental health programs.

    • Summary

    The Illustrated Dictionary and Resource Directory of Environmental and Occupational Health, Second Edition is a one-of-a-kind, comprehensive reference source for the vast and diverse collection of interrelated terms and topics that encompass the fields of environmental science, occupational health and safety, and preventive medicine. These topics include: epidemiology, energy; biological, chemical, and physical hazards; hazard analysis; microbiology; weather; geology and geography; food protection, food borne disease, and food technology; emerging diseases; pesticides; indoor air pollution; air quality; solid and hazardous waste; water quality; water pollution; sewage; bioterrorism; instrumentation; toxicology; risk assessment, statistics; computer science; GIS, mapping, and instrumentation; regulating agencies; and environmental law.

    This second edition of 16,000 terms reflects the steady evolution of the multi-disciplinary field including over 8500 new terms, related to equipment and environmental control, new and emerging diseases, hazardous chemicals, bioterrorism and emergency response, and environmental resources. This is an indispensable resource for individuals throughout the environmental, occupational, and public health industries, from students and environmental practitioners, to engineers, doctors, policymakers, and civic and professional organization members.

    Table of Contents

    Examples of new terms include: Endocrine Disrupters. Infectious Microbes and Chronic Disease. Environmental indicator, Adenovirus, Aldoxycarb, Carbofurin, Concentration Factor, Hemorrhagic Fever. Pheromones. Methyl Bromide. Acid Rain. North American Emergency Response Guidebook. Principles of Biosafety. Mobile Source Control Program. Geographic Information Systems. Chemical Hazards in Water.

    Editorial Reviews

    "Definitions are easy to read and expanded entries are provided for many of the items. … A comprehensive publication that focuses on all aspects of environmental health, this dictionary will appeal to students and practitioners in areas related to the environment, occupational health, medicine, law, engineering, and related fields. This volume is recommended for academic and special libraries serving all fields of environmental and health studies, as well as public libraries."
    - E-Streams, Vol. 8, No. 4, April 2005


    "Until I methodically proceeded through this dictionary, I confess that I really did not appreciate the enormous breadth of the field of practice and the underlying and supporting sciences…I was virtually spellbound over how encompassing and exciting this field of science actually is…"
    Nelson Fabian, Executive Director, National Environmental Health Association (from the Foreword)

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