| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 312 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Environment, health, and risk / Michael McCally -- Urban and transboundary air pollution / David C. Christiani and Mark A. Woodin -- Water quality and water resources / John M. Balbus -- Human health and heavy metals exposure / Howard Hu -- Population, consumption, and human health / J. Joseph Speidel -- Global climate change and health / Andrew Haines, Anthony J. McMichaeal and Paul R. Epstein -- Species loss and ecosystem disruption / Eric Chivian -- Ozone depletion and ultraviolet radiation / Frank R. de Gruijl and Jan C. van der Leun -- Environmental endocrine disruption / Gina M. Solomon and Ted Schettler -- Body burdens of industrial chemicals in the general population / Joe Thornton, Michael McCally, and Jeff Howard -- Cancer and the environment / Richard W. Clapp -- Radiation and health / Maureen Hatch and Michael McCally -- The science of risk assessment / John C. Bailar III and A. John Bailer -- The precautionary principle / Ted Schettler, Katherine Barrett, and Carolyn Raffensperger -- Vulnerable populations / Philip Landrigan and Anjali Garg -- War and the environment / Jennifer Leaning -- Sustainable health care and emerging ethical responsibilities / Andrew Jameton and Jessica Pierce |
| Summary |
A 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 |
| Analysis |
ENVIRONMENT/General |
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BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Environmental health.
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Public health -- Environmental aspects
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Environmental Health
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Environmental Pollution -- adverse effects
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MEDICAL -- Toxicology.
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Environmental health
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Public health -- Environmental aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McCally, Michael.
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| ISBN |
9780262279338 |
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0262279339 |
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0585436703 |
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9780585436708 |
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9780262252737 |
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0262252732 |
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9780262134149 |
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0262134144 |
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