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020 _a9781138590564
040 _cIISER BPR
041 _aENG
082 _223rd
_a615.902
_bMOOR
100 _aMoore, Gary S.
245 _aLiving with the Earth
_bConcepts in Environmental Health Science
250 _a4th ed.
260 _aBoca Raton,
_bCRC Press.;
_cc2019.
300 _axxv, 582p.:
_bill.;
_c24cm.
504 _aIncludes Numerous technical illustrations, charts, graphs, and photographs are included along with bibliographic description and index.
520 _aCoverage of emergency preparedness for environmental health practitioners. Discussion of population dynamics especially with regard to overpopulation and underpopulation around the world and their respective influences on social, economic, and environmental concerns. The mechanisms of environmental disease, emphasizing genetic disease and its role in developmental disorders and cancer. Human behaviors and pollution are presented along with respect to their roles in cancer risk. The ever increasing issues surrounding emerging and re-emerging diseases around the earth and the introduction of an increasing number of emerging diseases. The growing problems of asthma and other health effects associated with air pollution. An exploration of the mechanisms of toxicity with special reference to the immune system and endocrine disruption. The ongoing issues of the creation and disposal of hazardous waste along with the controversies surrounding disposal are presented. The issues and benefits of recycling are explored. The use of HACCP in assuring food quality, food safety issues, and the Food Quality Protection Act are discussed.
650 _aEnvironmental Sciences
650 _aEnvironmental Health
650 _aEngineering & Technology
650 _aCivil, Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering
700 _aBell, Kathleen A.
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