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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Environmental toxicology Environmental toxicology Ming-Ho Yu "This second edition of Environmental Toxicology focuses on the biological and health effects of environmental toxicants on living organisms, stressing the relationship between human activities and t… OL11649783W
Environmental health sourcebook Environmental health sourcebook Laura Larsen "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. Include… OL15409200W
Ecological public health Ecological public health Geof Rayner "What is public health? To some, it is about the infrastructure for health - drains, water, food, housing. These require engineering and expert management. To others, it's about the State using medic… OL16263717W
Environmental health ethics Environmental health ethics David B. Resnik "Environmental Health Ethics illuminates the conflicts between protecting the environment and promoting human health. In this study, David B. Resnik develops a method for making ethical decisions on … OL16451732W
Man adapting Man adapting René J. Dubos "The dominant theme of the present book is that the states of health or diease are the expression of the success or failure experienced by the organism in its efforts to respond adaptively to environ… OL1846351W
Bending science Bending science Wendy E. Wagner,Thomas O. McGarity viii, 384 p. : 24 cm OL18705656W
Green medicine Green medicine Larry Malerba "Blends a philosophy of healing, ecological consciousness, and spirituality with a critique of conventional medicine and provides a new vision of health care that includes the best of orthodox medica… OL18711577W
Hazardous waste handbook for health and safety Hazardous waste handbook for health and safety Martin, William F. Hazardous Waste Handbook 3E offers a straightforward approach to protecting workers who clean up the nation's hazardous waste sites and chemical spills. Supervisors and site inspectors will find this… OL19854864W
This is what you just put in your mouth? This is what you just put in your mouth? Patrick Di Justo "Based on his popular Wired magazine column What's Inside, Patrick Di Justo takes a cold, hard ... look at the shocking, disgusting, and often dumbfounding ingredients found in everyday products, fro… OL19995172W
Saving Gotham Saving Gotham Tom Farley A behind-the-scenes look at a controversial -- and successful -- public health initiative recounts how Dr. Thomas Frieden, as the health commissioner of New York City in 2002, and his team prohibited… OL20018864W
Managing health, safety and working environment Managing health, safety and working environment Elearn Are you looking to save your company money whilst improving employee well being? A safe, healthy working environment is good for business. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has identified compani… OL20941556W
Ecosystem Sustainability and Health Ecosystem Sustainability and Health David Waltner-Toews Improving the health of people and animals, and improving the health, integrity or sustainability of ecosystems are laudable and important objectives. Can we do both? There are no ecosystems untouche… OL4004868W
The boiled frog syndrome The boiled frog syndrome Saunders, Thomas The last century saw a dramatic increase in urban-related illnesses. Poor office design, glaring lights and bad ventilation, gave rise to the condition "Sick Building Syndrome", and heavily polluted,… OL6017277W
How much risk? How much risk? Inge F. Goldstein "How Much Risk? illustrates how scientists investigate controversial issues such as high rates of breast cancer attributed to pesticides, cancer clusters near toxic waste dumps and nuclear plants, an… OL8003916W