Basic Environmental Health

ANNALEE YASSI, TORD KJELLSTROM, THEO DE KOK, TEE L. GUIDOTTI

ISBN 10: 019513558X / ISBN 13: 9780195135589

Published by Oxford Univ Pr April 2001, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Basic Environmental Health
• Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr April 2001
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019513558X
• ISBN 13: 9780195135589
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used
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Synopsis

This comprehensive interdisciplinary text introduces the principles and methods needed to assess and manage environmental health risk. It presents an overview of the scientific basis of environmental health hazards and a basic approach to risk assessment and risk management. The book provides a thorough discussion of routes of exposure and addresses the relationship between environmental health and sustainable development. It also covers ethical issues and action planning.

About the Author

Annalee Yassi is a Professor and Director of the Occupational and Environmental Health Unit, University of Manitoba. Tord Kjellström is a Director, Office of Global and Integrated Environmental Health, World Health Organization. Theo de Kok is at the Open University of the Netherlands. Tee Guidotti is a Professor of Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba.