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Environmental noise pollution : noise mapping, public health, and policy / Enda Murphy, Eoin A. King
Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, 2022
xv, 315 pages : illustrations, charts ; 23 cm ; 23 cm.
Ký hiệu phân loại (DDC): 363.74
Environmental Noise Pollution, Second Edition, addresses the key debates surrounding environmental noise pollution, its modelling and mitigation using examples from across the globe. Environmental noise pollution is now an established concern in environmental and public policy and is considered one of the most important environmental stressors affecting public health throughout the world. Thoroughly revised, this new edition includes updated global case studies as well as new chapters on 'soundscapes and noise mapping' and 'environmental noise and technology'. This book examines environmental noise pollution, its health implications, noise modelling, the role of strategic noise mapping for problem assessment, major sources of environmental noise pollution, noise mitigation approaches, and related procedural and policy implications. Drawing on the authors' considerable research expertise in the area, the book is a fully updated resource on this major environmental stressor that crosses disciplinary, policy and national boundaries
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Environmental risk assessment : a toxicological approach / Ted Simon
Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020
xxv, 494 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Ký hiệu phân loại (DDC): 363.732
"This book explains how environmental risk assessment in particular is of increasing importance as a means of seeking to address the potential effects of chemicals in the environment in both the developed and developing world"
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Environmental risk assessment : a toxicological approach / Ted Simon
Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014
408 pages. : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Ký hiệu phân loại (DDC): 363.732
Risk assessment is of increasing importance as health and safety regulations grow and become more complicated. Focusing on environmental risk assessment, this book looks at various factors relating to exposure and toxicity, human health, and risk. The book is aimed at practitioners and students who need to know more about understanding, developing, conducting, and interpreting risk assessments. It provides sufficient background to enable readers to probe for themselves the science underlying the key issues in environmental risk
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Essentials of epidemiology in public health / Ann Aschengrau, George R. Seage
Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2020
xi, 528 pages. : illustrations, portraits, color maps ; 24 cm.
Ký hiệu phân loại (DDC): 614.4
Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health, Fourth Edition combines theory and practice in presenting traditional and new epidemiologic concepts. Broad in scope, the text opens with five chapters covering the basic epidemiologic concepts and data sources. A major emphasis is placed on study design, with separate chapters devoted to each of the three main analytic designs: experimental, cohort, and case-control studies. Full chapters on bias, confounding, and random error, including the role of statistics in epidemiology, ensure that students are well-equipped with the necessary information to interpret the results of epidemiologic studies. Up-to-date examples from the epidemiologic literature on diseases of public health importance are provided throughout the book. Key Features: • New examples and the latest public health statistics throughout • Coverage of the Ebola outbreak including an in-depth investigation of what happened • New examples that illustrate epidemiological principles including a greater emphasis on social factors that influence health, such as racism • Straightforward descriptions of the latest epidemiologic methods including mediation analysis, agent-based modelling, and the use of directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) to assess confounding. • An expanded glossary and key terms highlighted throughout the text
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Essentials of global health / Richard L. Skolnik
Sudbury, Mass : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2008
xxvi, 322 pages. : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Ký hiệu phân loại (DDC): 362.1
Essentials of Global Health is one of the newest texts in the Essential Public Health series. The book is a clear, concise, and user-friendly introduction to the most critical issues in global health. It illustrates key themes with an extensive set of case studies, examples, and the latest evidence. While the book offers a global perspective, particular attention is given to the health-development link, to developing countries, and to the health needs of poor and disadvantaged people. This introductory level textbook is perfect for undergraduate students and others new to the field of public health or global health. It is based on and designed for a one-semester global health course.
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