1st Edition

An Introduction to Environmental Epidemiology

Edited By Evelyn Talbott, Gunther F. Craun Copyright 1995
    240 Pages
    by CRC Press

    An Introduction to Environmental Epidemiology covers the basics of environmental exposure, health, and disease. Written to be easily accessible to readers with no formal training in epidemiology or statistics, this practical introduction is an ideal text/reference for students and professionals in nursing, medicine, industrial hygiene, occupational and environmental health, and general environmental science. It provides a target-organ oriented presentation of environmental hazards, with detailed discussions of selected exposures such as asbestos, lead, radon, and indoor and outdoor air pollutants. Major topics covered include:

    The Legal Context of Environmental Protection in the United States, W.V. Luneburg
    Environmental Risk Assessment, I. Hertz-Picciotto
    Association and Causation in Environmental Epidemiology, N.D. Traven, E.O. Talbott, and E.K. Ishii
    Statistical Issues in the Design, Analysis, and Interpretation of Environmental Epidemiology Studies, G.M. Marsh
    Biological Markers of Exposure, M.F. Vine and B.S. Hulka
    Epidemiologic Aspects of Environmental Hazards to Reproduction, L.E. Sever
    Risk Factors for Cancer in the Occupational Environment and Relevant Epidemiologic Study Methods, J. Siemiatycki
    The Epidemiology of Waterborne Disease: The Importance of Drinking Water Disinfection, G.F. Craun
    Injury, L.S. Robertson
    Ionizing Radiation, D.J. Strom
    Electromagnetic Fields and Cancer Risks, G. Thériault
    Recent Progress in Childhood Lead Exposure, H.L. Needleman
    Sensitive Subgroups and Normal Variation in Pulmonary Function Response to Air Pollution Episodes, B. Brunekreef, P.L. Kinney, J.H. Ware, D. Dockery, F.E. Speizer, J.D. Spengleer, and B.G. Ferris, Jr.
    Health Effects from Environmental Noise Exposure, E.O. Talbott and S.J. Thompson
    Index

    Biography

    Evelyn Talbott, Gunther F. Craun