Screen LibraryEnvironmental health sourcebook：basic consumer health information about the environment and its effects on human health ...
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| Published: |
Omnigraphics,
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| Publisher Address: | Detroit, MI |
| Publication Dates: | c2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Series: |
Health reference series |
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| Carrier Form: | xvi, 667 p.: ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780780810785 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0780810783 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | R12 |
| CLC: | R12 |
| Call Number: | R12/E616/3rd.ed. |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Preface -- pt. I. Understanding the health effects of environmental hazards -- 1. Your environment and your health -- 2. Health risk assessment : determining whether environmental substances pose a risk to human health -- 3. Environmental hazards for children -- 4. Environmental hazards for pregnant women -- 5. Environmental hazards for the elderly -- 6. Racial disparities in exposure to environmental hazards -- - Pt. II. Health concerns and their environmental triggers -- 7. Human health problems with environmental causes -- 8. Chemical sensitivity (multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome) "Provides basic consumer health information about the health effects of environmental hazards and diseases linked to environmental causes, with facts about the impact on specific populations. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--Provided by publisher. |