Illustrated Dictionary of Environmental Health and Occupational Safety [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Herman Koren (Author)

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Product Description
Environmental health and safety is not a single topic, but rather a colorful, complex, and diverse range of interrelated topics including basic science, law, government, disease, injury identification, prevention, and control. People are exposed daily to physical, chemical, microbiological, psychological, and social stresses that can create or enhance the potential for disease or injury. The purpose of this unique reference is to provide a user-friendly guide to the diverse field of health and safety. The Illustrated Dictionary of Environmental Health & Occupational Safety is a quick and complete reference containing full definitions for over 7,400 terms selected from thousands of sources. Detailed illustrations enhance the definitions and provide visual tools for understanding. Definitions are supplemented with synonyms, acronyms, and abbreviations, all of which are cross-referenced. Subject areas include: indoor and outdoor air pollution, industrial accidents, occupational disease, housing, home injury control, hospitals, nursing homes, other institutions, recreational environment, occupational environment, noise, light, radiation, ergonomics, food protection, air toxics, solid waste, hazardous waste, drinking water, swimming areas, plumbing, on-site sewage, public sewage, soils, water pollution, environmental emergencies, environmental law, environmental economics, ecosystems and energy. In its coverage of how and why environmental problems cause disease and injury, the Illustrated Dictionary of Environmental Health & Occupational Safety highlights terms related to epidemiology, toxicology, risk assessment, statistics, computer science, geographic information systems, mapping, and instrumentation. Medical terminology found in the dictionary explains the symptoms and consequences of a variety of exposures. The dictionary also covers terms used in equipment and environmental control, and provides exhaustive lists of resources, including governmental agencies, civic groups, professional organizations, and individuals and groups working in environmental control, abstract services, and databases. Furthermore, the dictionary provides clear and precise background information on subjects in anatomy, biology, chemistry, genetics, mathematics, microbiology, physics, and physiology, elucidating the wide ranging consequences of environmental health and safety issues arising in these fields.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 407 pages
• Publisher: CRC-Press; 1 edition (December 23, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873714202
• ISBN-13: 978-0873714204
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
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