Encyclopedia of Environmental Health

Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, Second Edition presents the newest release in this fundamental reference that updates and broadens the umbrella of environmental health— especially social and environmental health—for its readers. There is ongoing revolution in governance, policies and intervention strategies aimed at evolving changes in health disparities, disease burden, trans-boundary transport and health hazards. This new edition reflects these realities, mapping new directions in the field that include how to minimize threats and develop new scientific paradigms that address emerging local, national and global environmental concerns.

Represents a one-stop resource for scientifically reliable information on environmental healthFills a critical gap, with information on one of the most rapidly growing scientific fields of our timeProvides comparative approaches to environmental health practice and research in different countries and regions of the worldCovers issues behind specific questions and describes the best available scientific methods for environmental risk assessment

Noise Pollution: Exposure and Health Effects Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Health Pollution Sources and Human Health Environmental Epidemiology Water Quality and Quantity Global Environmental Health Country and Area Specific Environmental Health Issues Disparities and Social Determinants of Environmental Health Metals/Metalloids: Exposure and Health Effects Environmental Microbiology Guidelines and Regulations Air Pollution and Human Health