4th Edition

Handbook of Environmental Health, Volume I Biological, Chemical, and Physical Agents of Environmentally Related Disease

By Herman Koren, Michael S. Bisesi Copyright 2002
    824 Pages 128 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    820 Pages 128 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    The two-volume Handbook of Environmental Health has been a standard reference for over 23 years. The fourth edition continues to provide a basis for understanding the interactions between humans and the environment and how such interactions affect the health and welfare of individuals. Focusing on factors generally associated with the internal environment, Volume I provides a significant understanding of basic new environmental issues, energy, practical microbiology and chemistry, risk assessment, emerging infectious diseases, recent laws, emerging microorganisms, toxicology, epidemiology, human physiology, and the effects of the environment on humans.

    VOLUME I: Environment Health - Some Basics. Environmental Problems and Human Health. Food Protection. Food Technology. Insect Control. Rodent Control. Pesticides. The Indoor Environment. Institutional Environment. Recreational Environment. Occupational Environment. Instrumentation. References. Indexes. Volume II:Chapter 1 Air Quality Management Chapter 2 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Chapter 3 Private and Public Water Supplies Chapter 4 Swimming Areas Chapter 5 Plumbing Chapter 6 Private and Public Sewage Disposal and Soils Chapter 7 Water Pollution and Water Quality Control Chapter 8 Terrorism and Environmental Health Emergencies Chapter 9 Major Instrumentation for Environmental Evaluation of Ambient Air, Water, and Soil

    Biography

    Herman Koren, Michael S. Bisesi