Health Reference Series: Environmental Health Sourcebook
Health Reference Series: Environmental Health Sourcebook
Editor/Author
Jones, Keith
Publication Year: 2018
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Inc.
Single-User Purchase Price:
$95.00

Unlimited-User Purchase Price:
$142.50
ISBN: 978-1-78684-836-9
Category: Health & Medicine - Health
Image Count:
19
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
Environmental Health Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, offers updated information about the effects of the environment on human health. It discusses specific populations - including pregnant women and their fetuses, children, the elderly, and minorities - in which the effects of environmental exposures are especially harmful and, in some cases, can have a lasting impact that extends to future generations.
This book is found in the following Credo Collections:
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Part I: Understanding the Health Effects of Environmental Hazards
- Chapter 1 — Environmental Health: Overview
- Chapter 2 — Health Risk Assessment: Determining Whether Environmental Substances Pose a Risk to Human Health
- Chapter 3 — Environmental Hazards for Children
- Chapter 4 — Environmental Hazards for Pregnant Women
- Chapter 5 — Environmental Hazards for the Elderly
- Section 5.1-The Elderly and Hazards of Falling and Fractures
- Section 5.2-Hot Weather Safety for Older Adults
- Section 5.3-Cold Weather Safety for Older Adults
- Chapter 6 — Climate Change and Human Health
- Part II: Health Concerns and Their Environmental Triggers
- Chapter 7 — Human Health Problems with Environmental Causes
- Chapter 8 — Cancer and Environmental Concerns
- Section 8.1-Environmental Causes of Cancer
- Section 8.2-Carcinogens
- Section 8.3-Cancer Clusters
- Section 8.4-Lung Cancer and the Environment
- Chapter 9 — Respiratory Problems with Environmental Triggers
- Section 9.1-Asthma and Air Pollution
- Section 9.2-Airborne Allergies
- Section 9.3-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Chapter 10 — Viruses Spread through Hazards in the Environment
- Section 10.1 — Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
- Section 10.2 — Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
- Section 10.3 — West Nile Virus
- Chapter 11 — Reproductive Issues and the Environment
- Section 11.1 — Fertility
- Section 11.2 — Endocrine Disruptors and Reproductive Disorders
- Chapter 12 — The Link between Autism and the Environment
- Section 12.1 — Impact of Environment on Autism
- Section 12.2 — Vaccinations, Thimerosal, and Autism
- Section 12.3 — Baby Teeth Link Autism and Heavy Metals
- Part III: Outdoor Environmental Hazards: Air, Water, and Soil
- Chapter 13 — Air Pollution
- Section 13.1 — Ozone (Smog)
- Section 13.2 — Particle Pollution
- Section 13.3 — Acid Rain
- Chapter 14 — Climate Change and Extreme Heat
- Section 14.1 — Climate Change: Overview
- Section 14.2 — Extreme Heat and Its Implications
- Chapter 15 — Noise Pollution
- Chapter 16 — Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation
- Chapter 17 — Drinking Water
- Section 17.1 — Drinking Water Contaminants
- Section 17.2 — Agricultural Practices
- Section 17.3 — Household Wells
- Section 17.4 — Lead in Drinking Water
- Section 17.5 — Fluoride
- Section 17.6 — Chlorination and Water Disinfection By-Products
- Section 17.7 — Bottled Water
- Chapter 18 — Recreational Water Illnesses
- Section 18.1 — Understanding Recreational Water Illnesses
- Section 18.2 — Infections due to Recreational Water Illnesses
- Chapter 19 — Harmful Algae Blooms (Red Tides)
- Section 19.1 — Harmful Algae Blooms: Facts
- Section 19.2 — Harmful Algal Bloom-Associated Illnesses
- Section 19.3 — Harmful Algal Bloom: Prevention and Control
- Chapter 20 — Soil Contamination
- Section 20.1 — Pesticides
- Section 20.2 — Landfills
- Chapter 21 — Bioterrorism and Chemical Emergencies
- Part IV: Household and Indoor Hazards
- Chapter 22 — Indoor Air Quality
- Section 22.1 — Importance of Indoor Air Quality
- Section 22.2 — Identifying Problems and Improving the Indoor Air Quality
- Chapter 23 — Harmful Agents in Indoor Air
- Section 23.1 — Biological Contaminants
- Section 23.2 — Carbon Monoxide
- Section 23.3 — Combustion Pollutants
- Section 23.4 — Flame Retardants (Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, or PBDEs)
- Section 23.5 — Formaldehyde
- Section 23.6 — Household Chemicals
- Section 23.7 — Pesticides
- Section 23.8 — Radon
- Section 23.9 — Secondhand Smoke
- Section 23.10 — Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
- Chapter 24 — Molds
- Chapter 25 — Asbestos
- Chapter 26 — Exposures to Lead
- Chapter 27 — Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
- Chapter 28 — Radiation Exposure Risks
- Section 28.1 — Microwave Oven Radiation
- Section 28.2 — Cell Phone Radiation
- Chapter 29 — Electric and Magnetic Field Exposure
- Part V: Foodborne Hazards
- Chapter 30 — Food Safety
- Section 30.1 — Food Safety at Home
- Section 30.2 — Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
- Section 30.3 — New FDA Rules Will Make Your Foods Safer
- Section 30.4 — Irradiated Foods
- Chapter 31 — Food Allergies and Intolerance
- Section 31.1 — All You Need to Know about Food Allergies
- Section 31.2 — Is It Food Allergy or Food Intolerance?
- Chapter 32 — Common Chemical Contaminants in the Food Supply
- Section 32.1 — Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
- Section 32.2 — Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
- Section 32.3 — Dioxins and Furan
- Chapter 33 — Contaminants in Fish and Shellfish
- Section 33.1 — Mercury in Seafood
- Section 33.2 — Food Poisoning from Marine Toxins
- Section 33.3 — Fresh and Frozen Seafood: Selecting and Serving It Safely
- Chapter 34 — Antibiotics and Hormones in Dairy and Meat
- Section 34.1 — Antibiotics Resistance and Food Safety
- Section 34.2 — Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH)
- Chapter 35 — Food Additives
- Chapter 36 — Foodborne Illnesses
- Section 36.1 — Introduction to Foodborne Illnesses
- Section 36.2 — Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease)
- Section 36.3 — Campylobacter
- Section 36.4 — Escherichia coli
- Section 36.5 — Salmonella
- Section 36.6 — Listeria
- Section 36.7 — Shigella
- Section 36.8 — Botulism
- Section 36.9 — Staphylococcus
- Chapter 37 — Foodborne Viruses
- Section 37.1 — Hepatitis A
- Section 37.2 — Noroviruses
- Chapter 38 — Acrylamide from High-Temperature Cooking
- Chapter 39 — Aflatoxins
- Chapter 40 — Perchlorates
- Chapter 41 — Consumer Beverages
- Section 41.1 — Benzene in Commercial Beverages
- Section 41.2 — Juice Safety: What You Need to Know
- Chapter 42 — Technologically Altered Foods
- Section 42.1 — Food from Genetically Engineered Plants
- Section 42.2 — Cloned Meat and Dairy
- Part VI: Consumer Products and Medical Hazards
- Chapter 43 — Teflon (Perfluorochemicals, or PFCs)
- Chapter 44 — Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)
- Chapter 45 — Insect Repellent
- Chapter 46 — Soaps and Triclosan
- Section 46.1 — Soap
- Section 46.2 — Triclosan
- Chapter 47 — Plastics
- Section 47.1 — Bisphenol A
- Section 47.2 — Phthalates and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
- Chapter 48 — Contaminants in Consumer Products
- Section 48.1 — Overview: Importation of Food and Cosmetics
- Section 48.2 — Melamine
- Chapter 49 — Fragrance Additives
- Chapter 50 — Beauty Products
- Section 50.1 — 1,4-Dioxane in Cosmetics
- Section 50.2 — Latex in Cosmetics
- Section 50.3 — Lead in Cosmetics
- Section 50.4 — Hair Dyes
- Section 50.5 — Microbiological Safety and Cosmetics
- Section 50.6 — Parabens in Cosmetics
- Section 50.7 — Phthalates in Cosmetics
- Section 50.8 — Sunscreen
- Section 50.9 — Talc
- Chapter 51 — X-Rays
- Part VII: Additional Help and Information
- Chapter 52 — Glossary of Terms Related to Mental Health Disorders
- Chapter 53 — Directory of Environmental Health Organizations and Resources