Environmental health science : recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical and physical health hazards / / Morton Lippmann, Beverly S. Cohen, Richard B. Schlesinger

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910811602903321
• Autore: Lippmann Morton
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2003
• ISBN: 0-19-773756-0; 1-280-76031-1; 9786610760312; 0-19-974876-4; 1-4294-2136-3
• Edizione: [[New edition] /]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (559 p.)
• Collana: Oxford scholarship online
• Altri autori (Persone): CohenBeverly S; SchlesingerRichard B; LippmannMorton
• Disciplina: 615.9/02
• Soggetti: Environmental health; Pollution; Hazardous substances; Chemicals - Safety measures
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "This book is a revision and expansion of Chemical contamination in the human environment by Morton Lippmann and Richard B. Schlesinger, published by Oxford University Press in 1979"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Supplementary bibliography: p. 529-531.; Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Characterization of Contaminants, Environments, and Human Health -- 3. Sources of Contaminants -- 4. Dispersion of Contaminants -- 5. Fate of Environmental Chemicals: Translocation, Transformations, and Sinks -- 6. Effects of Chemical Contaminants on Human Health -- 7. Anthropogenic Impacts on Environmental Quality: Their Influence on Human Health and Welfare -- 8. Human Exposure Assessment -- 9. Environmental Noise -- 10. Nonionizing Electromagnetic Radiation -- 11. Ionizing Radiation and Environmental Radioactivity -- 12. Contamination Criteria and Exposure Limits: Guidelines and Standards ; -- 13. Risk Assessment -- 14. Risk Management -- 15. Our Environmental Future -- Supplementary Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: This text is a broad, in-depth introduction to a scientific field that is becoming ever more central to human health. It includes chapters on noise, ionizing radiation, non-ionizing radiation, risk assessment and risk management.