Environment and Health

Author: Cheng Shenggao
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: The harm of environmental pollution to human health across the globe has garnered increasing attention. As a university-level textbook for environmental studies, this book is designed to meet the needs of environmental health by extensively referencing domestic and international literature to enrich and enhance its content. It emphasizes the summary of fundamental theories and knowledge, with discussion questions appended to each chapter to make it more systematic and conducive to teaching. The book is divided into eight chapters, covering the relationship between human health and pollution such as air, water, noise, and radioactive contamination according to environmental elements. Additionally, it includes topics of high public concern, such as pesticide pollution, food safety, and indoor air pollution, and features selected case studies on the impact of environmental pollution caused by war and sudden pollution events on health. This book can serve as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in environmental studies, a course textbook for non-environmental majors at universities, and a popular science reading material for people who cherish natural environments and care about their own health.