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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810857403321

Titolo

Water and sanitation related diseases and the environment : challenges, interventions, and preventive measures / / edited by Janine M. Selendy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2011

ISBN

1-283-40101-0

9786613401014

1-118-14859-2

1-118-14860-6

1-118-14861-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (534 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SelendyJanine M. H

Disciplina

363.739

363.7394

Soggetti

Waterborne infection

Water - Purification

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Defining the problem -- section 2. Water and sanitation-related diseases -- section 3. Water resources -- section 4. Sanitation and hygeine -- section 5. Environmental factors of water polution -- section 6. Current and future trends in preventing water pollution -- section 7. Emerging issues in ecology, environment, and disease -- section 8. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Written by authorities from various related specialties, this book presents the most complete treatment possible of the conditions responsible for water- and sanitation-related diseases, the pathogens and their biology, morbidity and mortality resulting from lack of safe water and sanitation, distribution of these diseases, and the conditions that must be met to reduce or eradicate them. Preventive measures and solutions are presented throughout. This book is an essential resource for all graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and professionals in infectious disease, public health and medic