Environmental Health Science: Recognition, Evaluation, and Control of Chemical and Physical Health Hazards
By Unknown Author.
Description
This is a broad, in-depth introduction to a scientific field that is becoming ever more central to human health. Environmental exposures to a bewildering array of chemical and physical agents result from our individual and collective activities, and can cause effects ranging from discomfort through loss of function, illness, chronic diseases, and premature death. Their concomitant effects on quality of life, productivity, and need for clinical services can be costly. The book covers the terminology used in environmental health; the sources of chemical and physical agents in the environmen...
ISBN(s)
0195083741, 9780195083743
