ABSTRACT

The book discusses the indispensable connection between the environment and health via all possible aspects, focussing on human interactions with the environment. The multi-dimensional field of environmental and human health perspectives with emerging issues and current trends is illustrated through supporting case studies, reviews, research reports and examples. It also covers crucial areas of research such as vector control in a tropical climate, influence of climate change on human health and so forth, including proliferation of microbial diseases. Environmental, health and safety guidelines are discussed as well. Aimed at graduate students and researchers in environmental and medical sciences, health and safety, and ecology, this book Highlights interdisciplinary aspects of environmental changes and associated health risks Explains different aspects of environmental pollution and health risks Includes dedicated chapters on global epidemics and biomedical and municipal waste Contains case studies pertaining to different health and safety issues.

part Unit I|39 pages

Impacts of Changing Environment on Human Health

chapter 1|23 pages

Air Pollutants and Acid Precipitation

Impact on Ecology and Human Health

chapter 2|13 pages

Human Health in a Changing Environment

Exploring the Biological and Socioeconomic Impacts

part Unit II|94 pages

Impact of Increasing Environmental Pollution on Human Health

part Unit III|20 pages

Climate Change and Human Health

part Unit IV|27 pages

Industrial Safety and Occupational Health Issues

chapter 8|11 pages

Occupational Hazards in Alternative Medicinal Industry

An Exploratory Study

chapter 9|13 pages

Silicosis

An Occupational Health Crisis Among Stone Grinders

part Unit V|91 pages

Food Safety and Impacts on Health and Environment

chapter 10|8 pages

Impact of Climate Change on Food Safety

A Review

chapter 11|26 pages

Flourishing Amidst Ecological Pressures

Insights from the Experience of the Solegas of Karnataka, India

part Unit VI|30 pages

Successful Models of Waste Management

part Unit VIII|93 pages

Perspectives on Environmental and Human Health Management

chapter 19|14 pages

Contribution Towards a Greener Environment by Using Specific MAP Species

A Case Study Among the Tribes of Tripura, India

chapter 21|13 pages

Health Sector Resilience to Climate-Related Disasters

India's Experience of National Health Adaptation Planning

chapter 23|19 pages

Biosensors for Environmental Health

Exploring the Biological and Socioeconomic Impacts