Environmental health sourcebook : basic consumer health information about the environment and its effect on human health, including the effects of air pollution, water pollution, hazardous chemicals, food hazards, radiation hazards, biological agents, household hazards ... / edited by Dawn D. Matthews
Pt. I. Understanding the Health Effects of Environmental Hazards -- Ch. 1. Environmental Hazards and Your Health -- Ch. 2. Environmental Diseases from A to Z -- Ch. 3. Asthma and Its Environmental Triggers -- Ch. 4. Cancer Clusters -- Ch. 5. Reducing Risk from Hazardous Waste -- Ch. 6. A Family Guide to Environmental Health -- Ch. 7. Environmental Genome Project -- Ch. 8. Environmental Public Health Tracking Program -- Ch. 9. The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) -- Pt. II. Airborne Hazards -- Ch. 10. An Introduction to Indoor Air Quality -- Ch. 11. Asbestos: A Source of Indoor Air Pollution -- Ch. 12. Carbon Monoxide -- Ch. 13. Combustion Appliances and Indoor Air Pollution -- Ch. 14. Formaldehyde in Indoor Air -- Ch. 15. Mold, Moisture, and Indoor Air Quality -- Ch. 16. Environmental Tobacco Smoke -- Ch. 17. Air Ducts and Indoor Air Quality -- Ch. 18. Outdoor Air Quality: The Six Common Air Pollutants -- Ch. 19. Acid Rain -- Ch. 20. Ozone -- Ch. 21. Understanding the Air Quality Index -- Pt. III. Waterborne Hazards -- Ch. 22. Drinking Water and Your Health -- Ch. 23. Drinking Water Standards -- Ch. 24. Contaminants in Drinking Water -- Ch. 25. Chlorination of Drinking Water: Its Benefits and Risks -- Ch. 26. Lead in Drinking Water -- Ch. 27. MTBE (Methyl-Tert-Butyl Ether) in Drinking Water -- Ch. 28. Drinking Water: Microbial and Disinfection Byproducts -- Ch. 29. Drinking Water from Household Wells -- Ch. 30. Swimming Water Hazards -- Pt. IV. Chemical Hazards -- Ch. 31. Dioxins -- Ch. 32. Lead and Your Health -- Ch. 33. Health Hazards of Malathion -- Ch. 34. Health Hazards of Mercury -- Ch. 35. Pesticides -- Ch. 36. Protecting People Who Work with Pesticides -- Ch. 37. Pesticides and Mosquito Control -- Ch. 38. DEET (N,N-Diethyl-Meta-Toluamide) -- Ch. 39. Chemical Hazards in the Workplace -- Ch. 40. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome (MCS) -- Pt. V. Radiation and Electromagnetic Field Hazards -- Ch. 41. Understanding the Health Effects of Radiation Exposure -- Ch. 42. Radon -- Ch. 43. Managing Radioactive Materials and Waste -- Ch. 44. Microwave Oven Radiation -- Ch. 45. Smoke Detectors and Radiation -- Ch. 46. Television Radiation -- Ch. 47. Hazards of Electric and Magnetic Fields -- Ch. 48. Cell Phones and Wireless Phones: Are They Safe? -- Pt. VI. Biological Hazards -- Ch. 49. Anthrax -- Ch. 50. Botulism -- Ch. 51. Brucellosis -- Ch. 52. Pneumonic Plague -- Ch. 53. Smallpox -- Ch. 54. Tularemia -- Ch. 55. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers -- Pt. VII. Foodborne Hazards -- Ch. 56. Preventing Foodborne Illness -- Ch. 57. Parasites and Foodborne Illness -- Ch. 58. Escherichia Coli -- Ch. 59. Salmonellosis -- Ch. 60. Shigellosis -- Ch. 61. Shellfish-Associated Toxins -- Ch. 62. Hepatitis A Virus -- Ch. 63. Color Additives -- Ch. 64. Are Bioengineered Foods Safe? -- Pt. VIII. Environmental Hazards to Specific Populations -- Ch. 65. Children's Environmental Health -- Ch. 66. Ten Tips to Protect Children from Pesticide and Lead Poisonings around the Home -- Ch. 67. Women's Health and the Environment -- Ch. 68. Workers and Noise Hazards -- Ch. 69. Prioritizing Environmental Health Threats to Older Persons -- Ch. 70. Environmental Health: Are Minority Populations at Greater Risk? -- Pt. IX. Additional Help and Information -- Ch. 71. Glossary of Environmental Health Terms -- Ch. 72. Environmental Agencies and Advocate Groups -- Ch. 73. Environmental Resources on the Internet -- Ch. 74. Environmental Hotlines -- Ch. 75. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Compliance and Enforcement Information
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Previous ed. published with title: Environmentally induced disorders sourcebook
