Environmental policy and public health [[electronic resource] ] : air pollution, global climate change, and wilderness / / William N. Rom ; foreword by Frances Beinecke |
Autore | Rom William N |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (450 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.196/98 |
Collana | Public health/environmental health |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental health - Government policy
Medical policy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-118-09566-9
1-78539-264-6 1-283-27373-X 9786613273734 1-118-09564-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND PUBLIC HEALTH: Air Pollution, Global Climate Change, and Wilderness; CONTENTS; Figures and Table; Foreword; Preface; The Author; The Contributors; Chapter 1: The Clean Air Act and the National Environmental Policy Act; The Clean Air Act; National Ambient Air Quality Standards; State Implementation Plans; Hazardous Air Pollutants; New Source Performance Standards; Prevention of Significant Deterioration; Clean Air Interstate Quality Rule; The National Environmental Policy Act; Chapter 2: Particulate Matter; Characteristics and Deposition; Health Effects
Cardiovascular Disease and Particulate MatterParticulate Matter and Public Policy; Chapter 3: Ozone; Health Effects; Nitrogen Oxides; Chapter 4: Sulfur Dioxide and Acid Rain; SO2 Health Effects; Health Policy: National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Acid Rain; Environmental Effects of Acid Rain and Deposition; Acid Rain and Environmental Policy; Chapter 5: Environmental Tobacco Smoke; The History of Smoking and Disease; Tobacco Smoke and Disease; Health Effects of Passive Smoking; Lung Cancer Epidemiology; Carcinogens in Cigarette Smoke; Smoking Cessation Policy Controls on Tobacco and Cigarette SmokingGlobal Smoking Today; Chapter 6: Children's Environmental Health: Mercury and Lead; The Unique Vulnerability of Children; Mercury as a Case Study; Lead as a Case Study; Outdoor Air Pollution as a Case Study; The National Children's Study; Regulatory Policy and Children; Chapter 7: The Role of Community Advocacy Groups in Environmental Protection: Example of September 11, 2001; The Disaster; Chapter 8: The Medical Response to an Environmental Disaster: Lessons from the World Trade Center Attacks; Immediate Response to Environmental Exposure Analysis of World Trade Center DustRole of the Medical Community in Identifying Adverse Health Effects in Diverse Populations; Local Residents, Workers, and Children; WTC Environmental Health Center; The WTC Health Registry; Lessons Learned; Chapter 9: Chlorofluorocarbons and the Development of the Ozone Hole; Chlorofluorocarbons; Ozone Layer; Field Measurements of Atmospheric Trace Species; Ozone Depletion and UV-B Radiation; Policy and the Montreal Protocol; Ozone Depletion and Climate Change; Medihaler Impediments to Controlling Ozone Depletion Chapter 10: Global Warming Science and ConsequencesGlobal Warming Basic Science: Greenhouse Gases; Environmental Consequences of Global Warming and Climate Change; Human Health Effects; Global Warming and the International Community; Chapter 11: National Green Energy Plan; Energy Efficiency; Oil; Natural Gas; Coal; Biofuels; Nuclear; Wind; Geothermal Energy and Hydropower; Biomass and Hut Lung; Solar; Chapter 12: Climate Change Policy Options; International Efforts to Prevent Climate Change; State, City, and Private Actions on Global Warming; U.S. Judiciary Branch and Climate Change U.S. Executive Branch and Climate Change |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457912003321 |
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Environmental policy and public health [[electronic resource] ] : air pollution, global climate change, and wilderness / / William N. Rom ; foreword by Frances Beinecke |
Autore | Rom William N |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | xxvi, 420 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 362.196/98 |
Collana | Public health/environmental health |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental health - Government policy
Medical policy |
ISBN |
1-118-09564-2
1-78539-264-6 1-283-27373-X 1-118-09566-9 9786613273734 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795943703321 |
Rom William N
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San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2012 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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