Environmental Medicine

Author: Zhou Zongcan
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Publish Date: 2001-03-01
Features: Environmental science is an important interdisciplinary field. Since the 1970s, a series of environmental issues have drawn public and government attention in various countries, making environmental protection one of the basic national policies of our country. The scientific research object includes two parts: the main body is human body-thought-society, and the is nature, which is the environment for human survival. Environmental medicine is an important basic and applied discipline that focuses on protecting public health and studies the relationship between the human body and the environment. Human health depends on genetic and environmental factors. Therefore, studying the interaction between environmental harmful factors and human bodies has significant importance for understanding the mechanisms and prevention/treatment of major environmentally related diseases. This book revises "Environmental Medicine," covering both fundamental knowledge and appropriate introductions to recent developments, including basic concepts of environmental medicine, pollution of environmental media and human responses, research methods and progress in environmental medicine, and a brief introduction to the health hazards of important environmental harmful factors.