Life support : the environment and human health /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: McCally, Michael
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2002]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Environment, health, and risk / Michael McCally
  • Urban and transboundary air pollution / David C. Christiani and Mark A. Woodin
  • Water quality and water resources / John M. Balbus
  • Human health and heavy metals exposure / Howard Hu
  • Population, consumption, and human health / J. Joseph Speidel
  • Global climate change and health / Andrew Haines, Anthony J. McMichaeal and Paul R. Epstein
  • Species loss and ecosystem disruption / Eric Chivian
  • Ozone depletion and ultraviolet radiation / Frank R. de Gruijl and Jan C. van der Leun
  • Environmental endocrine disruption / Gina M. Solomon and Ted Schettler
  • Body burdens of industrial chemicals in the general population / Joe Thornton, Michael McCally, and Jeff Howard
  • Cancer and the environment / Richard W. Clapp
  • Radiation and health / Maureen Hatch and Michael McCally
  • The science of risk assessment / John C. Bailar III and A. John Bailer
  • The precautionary principle / Ted Schettler, Katherine Barrett, and Carolyn Raffensperger
  • Vulnerable populations / Philip Landrigan and Anjali Garg
  • War and the environment / Jennifer Leaning
  • Sustainable health care and emerging ethical responsibilities / Andrew Jameton and Jessica Pierce.