Environmental deterioration and human health : natural and anthropogenic determinants / [edited by] Abdul Malik, Elisabeth Grohmann and Rais Akhtar.
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TextPublication details: London : Springer, 2014.Description: xv, 421 p. : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cmISBN: - 9789400778894
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| 613.1 G149 Meaning of social medicine | 613.1 H535 Our synthetic environment | 613.1 L493 Social medicine | 613.1 M251 Environmental deterioration and human health : | 613.1 NISI(10) Climate,environment and health | 613.1 R194 Human ecology and susceptibility to the chemical environment | 613.1 Su964 Sociology in medicine |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Environmental Quality Deterioration and Health --
1. Environmental Deterioration and Human Health : An Overview / Farhana Masood, Elisabeth Grohmann, Rais Akhtar and Abdul Malik --
2. Environment and Health in Italian Cities : The Case of Taranto / Tiziana Banini and Cosimo Palagiano --
3. Environmental Concerns of the Tanning Industry / Farhana Masood and Abdul Malik --
4. Environmental and Health Effects of Textile Industry Wastewater / Sana Khan and Abdul Malik --
5. Applications of Bacillus thuringiensis for Prevention of Environmental Deterioration / Showcat Ahmad Lone, Abdul Malik, and Jasdeep Chatrath Padaria --
Part II: Pollution and Health --
6. Insecticides : Impact on the Environment and Human Health / M. Shafiq Ansari, Maher Ahmed Moraiet and Salman Ahmad --
7. Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment : Impact on Human Health / Melanie Broszat and Elisabeth Grohmann --
8. Persistent Organic Chemicals of Emerging Environmental Concern / Luciana Pereira --
9. Application of Microorganisms in Bioremediation of Environment from Heavy Metals / Katarzyna Hrynkiewicz and Christel Baum.
10. Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Foodstuffs, Fish, Wildlife, and Human Tissues from India : Historical Trend and Contamination Status / V. Dhananjayan and B. Ravichandran --
11. Management of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Leachate : A Global Environmental Issue / Meththika Vithanage, S.S.R.M.D.H.R. Wijesekara, A.R. Siriwardana, Soniya S. Mayakaduwa and Yong Sik Ok --
Part III: Climate Change and Health --
12. Climate Change and Migration : Food Insecurity as a Driver and Outcome of Climate Change-Related Migration / Celia McMichael --
13. Climate Change and Vector Borne Diseases in Latin America / Ulisses EC Confalonieri and Flávia RL Suassuna Dutra --
14. Climate Change and Geoenvironmental Problems in Indian Desert / H.S. Sharma --
15. Geoecology of Malaria in India : Historical Perspective and a Case Study of Western Rajasthan / Rais Akhtar --
Part IV: Water Quality, Exposure and Health --
16. Spring Water Quality and Human Health in Foothill Settlements of Pir Panjal Range in Anantnag and Kulgam
17. Districts of Jammu and Kashmir State, India / G.M. Rather, Rafiq A. Hajam, M.S. Bhat, and T.A. Kanth. Dietary Exposure to Arsenic as an Anthropogenic Factor : Beyond the Recommended Diet / Rebeca Monroy Torres --
18. Land-Use Changes and Their Impact on Water Resources in Himalaya / Bhagwati Joshi and Prakash C. Tiwari.
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