Handbook of Envir.health+safety,v.ii

9781566701259

1566701252

The two volumes comprising the Third Edition of the Handbook of Environmental Health & Safety have been completely revised & expanded to reflect new developments & discoveries in environmental health & safety. The volumes provide environmental health professionals, environmental managers, safety professionals, students, & the public with a basis for understanding the interactions between humans & the environment & how such interactions affect the health & welfare of individuals. Each volume includes a new chapter on instrumentation, state-of-the-art graphics, & a comprehensive index & bibliography. Together, these two volumes make up an ideal reference set or textbook set. Focusing on those factors that are generally associated with the internal environment of structures, Volume I defines & discusses issues related to food protection & safety, food technology, insect & rodent control, pesticides, housing, injuries, indoor air pollution, hospitals, nursing homes, recreational facilities, & occupational hazards. Volume I includes discussions on major topics such as the ecosystem, energy, environmental chemicals, physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, risk assessment & management, carcinogens, & environmental law. Volume II focuses on major topics related to the external environment. It covers air quality & air pollution, solid & hazardous waste management, on-site & public water supplies, swimming areas, plumbing, on-site & public sewage disposal, soils, water pollution & water quality controls, disasters, & environmental health emergencies.