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Our Global Environment: A Health Perspective

by: Nadakavukaren, Anne

Our Global Environment: A Health Perspective

by: Nadakavukaren, Anne

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1577664027
Edition: 6th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 08/19/2005
Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc
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Preface

vii

Part 1 People, Progress, and Nature: is Conflict Inevitable?

(158)

Introduction to Ecological Principles

(33)

Ecosystems

(1)

Biotic Community

(4)

Ecological Dominants

(2)

Biomes

(3)

Ecological Niches

(3)

Limiting Factors

(1)

Limits of Tolerance

(1)

Energy Flow Through the Biosphere

(6)

Biogeochemical Cycling

(3)

Change in Ecosystems

(9)

Population Dynamics

(33)

Population Attributes

(1)

Population Growth Forms

(2)

Homeostatic Controls

(1)

Human Population Growth

(7)

Population Explosion

(11)

Urbanization

(6)

Population Projections

(5)

Population Control

(23)

Early Attempts at Family Limitation

(2)

Modern Family-Planning Movement

(3)

Birth Control---Its Health Impact

(4)

Contraceptive Safety

(4)

Family Planning in the Third World

(7)

Population Policy: Moving Beyond Birth Control

(3)

The People-Food Predicament

(29)

Factors Influencing Food Demand

(2)

Extent of Hunger

(1)

Causes of Hunger

(2)

Health Impact of Hunger

101

(8)

Prospects for Reducing World Hunger

109

(15)

Impacts of Growth on Ecosystems

124

(35)

Degradation of Land Resources

124

(20)

Loss of Biodiversity

144

(15)

Part 2 Our Toxic Environment: Does Everything Cause Cancer?

159

(196)

Environmental Disease

162

(34)

Mutation

164

(5)

Birth Defects

169

(9)

Cancer

178

(18)

Toxic Substances

196

(38)

Testing for Toxicity

196

(4)

Assessing Health Risk

200

(1)

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

201

(6)

Dioxin (TCDD)

207

(3)

Asbestos

210

(8)

Lead

218

(7)

Mercury

225

(9)

Pests and Pesticides

234

(41)

What Is a Pest?

234

(1)

Problems Caused by Pests

235

(10)

Pest Control

245

(7)

Environmental Impact of Pesticide Use

252

(6)

Hazards to Human Health

258

(8)

Alternatives to Chemical Pest Control

266

(9)

Food Quality

275

(34)

Food Contaminants

277

(8)

Food Additives

285

(3)

Foodborne Disease

288

(12)

Preventing Foodborne Disease

300

(9)

Radiation

309

(46)

Ionizing Radiation

310

(36)

Ultraviolet Radiation

346

(4)

Microwaves

350

(1)

Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)

350

(5)

Part 3 Environmental Degradation: How We Foul Our Own Nest

355

(236)

The Atmosphere

358

(33)

Composition of the Atmosphere

359

(4)

Human Impact on the Earth-Atmosphere System

363

(6)

Rising Levels of Atmospheric CO2---Moving toward a Warmer World?

369

(4)

Impacts of Global Warming

373

(7)

The Greenhouse Policy Debate

380

(11)

Air Pollution

391

(48)

Sources of Air Pollution

392

(6)

Impact of Air Pollution on Human Health

398

(4)

Pollution Control Efforts---The Clean Air Act

402

(9)

Global Air Quality Trends

411

(4)

Acid Deposition

415

(10)

Indoor Air Pollution

425

(14)

Noise Pollution

439

(19)

Sources of Noise

439

(1)

Noise as a Nuisance

440

(4)

Nature of Sound

444

(1)

Noise and Hearing Loss

445

(3)

Other Effects of Noise

448

(5)

Noise Control Efforts

453

(5)

Water Resources

458

(27)

Hydrologic Cycle

458

(1)

Water Quantity and Health

459

(3)

Water Supply: Our Next Crisis?

462

(4)

Groundwater

466

(7)

Water Management: Increasing Supply versus Reducing Demand

473

(12)

Water Pollution

485

(51)

Controlling Water Pollution: The Clean Water Act

485

(2)

Sources of Water Pollution

487

(9)

Municipal Sewage Treatment

496

(12)

New Approaches to Wastewater Treatment

508

(3)

Septic Systems

511

(1)

Industrial Discharges

511

(7)

Water Pollution and Health

518

(15)

Looking Ahead

533

(3)

Solid and Hazardous Wastes

536

(55)

Waste Disposal---A Brief History

536

(1)

Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW)

537

(2)

Current Waste Disposal Alternatives

539

(23)

Hazardous Wastes

562

(16)

Hazardous Waste Management Legislation: RCRA

578

(13)

Appendix A: Environmental Agencies of the Federal Government

591

(4)

Appendix B: Environmental Organizations

595

(2)

Index

597

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