Environmental Health Engineering in the Tropics: An Introductory Text

Cairncross, Sandy and RichardG. Feachem

ISBN 10: 0471900125 / ISBN 13: 9780471900122

Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd 09.03.1983., 1983

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298 Seiten Exemplar aus einer wissenchaftlichen Bibliothek Altersfreigabe FSK ab 0 Jahre Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 969.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Environmental Health Engineering in the Tropics: An Introductory Text
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd 09.03.1983.
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471900125
• ISBN 13: 9780471900122
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Edition: Auflage: International edition.
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 969 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Alle Bücher

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Synopsis

Interdisciplinary book on infectious diseases in tropical and developing countries. Examines measures that may be used against them effectively within existing social and institutional contexts. Revised edition incorporates the lessons learned from the International Drinking Water and Sanitation Decade. Covers health and pollution, water supply, excreta and refuse, treatment disposal and reuse, environmental modifications and vector-borne diseases.

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Environmental Health Engineering in the Tropics An Introductory Text Sandy Cairncross UNICEF/WHO Interagency Team for Guinea Worm Eradication, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Richard Feachem Dean, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK Many major infectious diseases in tropical and developing countries are amenable to control by environmental measures. This book describes these infections and the measures that may be used effectively against them. The infections described include the diarrhoeal diseases, the common gut worms, guinea worm, schistosomiasis, malaria, bancroftian filariasis and other mosquito-borne infections. The environmental interventions that receive most attention are domestic water supplies and improved excreta disposal. Appropriate technology for these interventions, and also their impact on infectious diseases, are documented in detail. The book is intended both for those from an engineering background and those whose training is in medicine or public health. The second edition has been extensively revised to incorporate the lessons learned from the International Drinking Water and Sanitation Decade (1981–1990). These have included technical advances, particularly regarding composting, the safe re-use of wastes, and low-cost sewerage, but the chief lessons relate to policy and the strategies for implementing water and sanitation programmes. A new chapter on surface water drainage has been added. The references have been brought up to date to cover the extensive recent literature in this field.