Environmental Safety and Health

Author: Liu Zhengtao
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This book comprehensively introduces the new trend in environmental protection development—basic concepts and applications of environmental safety—from the perspective of ecological environment safety and related human health. The book is divided into three parts: Introduction to Environmental Safety, Research and Application of Environmental Safety and Health, and Management and Countermeasures of Environmental Safety. It primarily elaborates on environmental hot issues related to environmental safety and health, including environmental toxicology, biochemical processes of pollutants, ecological pollution, ecological epidemiology, risk assessment of pollutants, as well as ecological disposal technologies for resource utilization, health characteristics screening of chemicals, emergency response and detection methods for environmental safety. It focuses on the migration, transformation, existing forms, and bioactive effects of major toxic and harmful environmental substances, the relationship between pollutant structures and toxicity, environmental endocrine-disrupting effects, as well as environmental safety assessment, prediction, and management control strategies. The book emphasizes reflecting the latest advancements and achievements in environmental science research, closely integrating macro strategies of ecological environment safety, human health, and sustainable national economic development, and features interdisciplinary practical application characteristics. This book is suitable for researchers, administrators, and general readers in fields such as environmental science, as well as for faculty and students of relevant disciplines in higher education institutions.