LEADER 04410nam 22006014a 450 001 9910813330003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-262-27933-9 010 $a0-585-43670-3 035 $a(CKB)111056485415642 035 $a(OCoLC)614457349 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10225256 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000192240 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11182890 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192240 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10187151 035 $a(PQKB)11652400 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3338803 035 $a(OCoLC)51938138$z(OCoLC)276373336$z(OCoLC)436455018$z(OCoLC)475475138$z(OCoLC)532372076$z(OCoLC)614457349$z(OCoLC)646742081$z(OCoLC)702104625$z(OCoLC)722659052$z(OCoLC)741343337$z(OCoLC)815776680$z(OCoLC)888832120$z(OCoLC)961530936$z(OCoLC)961660024$z(OCoLC)962607507$z(OCoLC)962674707$z(OCoLC)966146940$z(OCoLC)988464847$z(OCoLC)991973301$z(OCoLC)992068606$z(OCoLC)1007394670$z(OCoLC)1020510933$z(OCoLC)1037506104$z(OCoLC)1037937571$z(OCoLC)1038695757$z(OCoLC)1045517874$z(OCoLC)1053053427$z(OCoLC)1055378913$z(OCoLC)1062887856$z(OCoLC)1081288490$z(OCoLC)1083551691 035 $a(OCoLC-P)51938138 035 $a(MaCbMITP)4226 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3338803 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10225256 035 $a(OCoLC)51938138 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485415642 100 $a20020124d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aLife support $ethe environment and human health /$fedited by Michael McCally 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cMIT Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (327 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-262-13414-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- 1 - Environment, Health, and Risk -- 2 - Urban and Transboundary Air Pollution -- 3 - Water Quality and Water Resources -- 4 - Human Health and Heavy Metals Exposure -- 5 - Population, Consumption, and Human Health -- 6 - Global Climate Change and Health -- 7 - Species Loss and Ecosystem Disruption -- 8 - Ozone Depletion and Ultraviolet Radiation -- 9 - Environmental Endocrine Disruption -- 10 - Body Burdens of Industrial Chemicals in the General Population -- 11 - Cancer and the Environment -- 12 - Radiation and Health -- 13 - The Science of Risk Assessment -- 14 - The Precautionary Principle -- 15 - Vulnerable Populations -- 16 - War and the Environment -- 17 - Sustainable Health Care and Emerging Ethical Responsibilities -- Index. 330 $aA solutions-oriented examination of the connections between environmental degradation and human health.Life Support brings together the best medical information available on the implications for human health of the global environmental crisis. Written by prominent physicians and public health experts who see environmental degradation as a serious threat to public health, it provides essential information for health professionals, policymakers, concerned citizens, and environmental activists. The book, which is a sequel to the 1993 Critical Condition, covers a broad range of topics, including air and water pollution, population and consumption, climate change, ozone depletion, ultraviolet radiation, biodiversity loss, habitat destruction, war, and vulnerable populations (workers and children). It also discusses such controversial topics as environmental endocrine disruption and risk assessment. The focus is on solutions. Each chapter ends with specific recommendations for actions to solve particular environmental health problems. Underlying the book are three major themes: that the habitat is an important determinant of human health, that prevention of human illness must involve protection of the environment, and that well-informed physicians can and should communicate with the public and policymakers about environmental hazards. 606 $aEnvironmental health 606 $aPublic health$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aEnvironmental health. 615 0$aPublic health$xEnvironmental aspects. 676 $a615.9/02 701 $aMcCally$b Michael$012801 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813330003321 996 $aLife support$93938895 997 $aUNINA