Environmental Health Science: Recognition, Evaluation, and Control of Chemical Health Hazards

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Morton Lippmann (Professor of Environmental Medicine, Professor of Environmental Medicine, NYU School of Medicine) Richard B. Schlesinger (Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Pace University)

Environmental Health Science

Recognition, Evaluation, and Control of Chemical Health Hazards

Morton Lippmann (Professor of Environmental Medicine, Professor of Environmental Medicine, NYU School of Medicine), Richard B. Schlesinger (Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Pace University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
15 November 2017

Public health & preventive medicine; Pollution & threats to the environment; Social impact of environmental issues; Environmental monitoring; Pollution control

Since the publication of the first edition of Environmental Health Science, preventing and treating acute and chronic disease caused by exposure to chemical health hazards has become even more central to the practice of public health. This fully revised and updated edition introduces students and practitioners to the concepts and terminology from chemistry, ecology, toxicology, and engineering necessary for identifying the sources of environmental contaminants; quantifying environmental levels and human exposures; and preventing and remediating environmental health hazards. Liberal use of figures and tables allows readers to visualize complex scientific phenomena and to understand their effects on every aspect of the environment from cells to entire ecosystems.

Authored by two of the foremost educators, investigators, and practitioners in this increasingly important discipline, the new edition of Environmental Health Science is an essential resource for students and practitioners in public health; civil, environmental, and chemical engineers; policy makers; science journalists; and anyone else committed to promoting human health and the health of our environment.

By: Morton Lippmann (Professor of Environmental Medicine Professor of Environmental Medicine NYU School of Medicine), Richard B. Schlesinger (Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Pace University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 164mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 706g
ISBN: 9780190688622
ISBN 10: 0190688629
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 15 November 2017
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface 1. Introduction and Historical Perspective 2. Characterization of Contaminants and Environments 3. Sources of Contaminants 4. Dispersion of Contaminants 5. Fate of Contaminants: Translocation, Transformations, and Sinks 6. Effects of Contaminants on Human Health 7. Effects of Contaminants on Environmental Quality 8. Risk Assessment 9. Environmental Sampling and Exposure Assessment 10. Risk Management 11. Contaminant Criteria and Exposure Limits 12. Our Environmental Future Supplementary Bibliography Index

Morton Lippmann, Ph.D., is Professor of Environmental Medicine at NYU School of Medicine, where he has been a faculty member since 1967. Much of his research has been focused on exposure to, and the health effects of, particulate matter (PM) in ambient air, and on specific airborne agents, notably ozone, sulfuric acid, and asbestos. Richard B. Schlesinger, Ph.D., is Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research in the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences of Pace University, New York, NY, Professor of Biology and Environmental Science, and Executive Director of the Dyson College Institute of Sustainability and the Environment. His research has focused on the toxicology of ambient air pollutants.

Reviews for Environmental Health Science: Recognition, Evaluation, and Control of Chemical Health Hazards

In its 400 pages, this book probably covers as much as is reasonable to expect.It will find its place among more extensive treatises as well as less scholarly entries. Throughout, the authors remain committed to their credo of avoiding the tendency to present attractive hypotheses or assumptions as proven facts. In every respect, this second edition is a refreshing contribution. * J. Thomas Pierce, MBBS, PhD, Doody's *