The risks associated with exposure to a hazard may be expressed by a variety of summary
statistics that include individual lifetime risk, annual population risk, the percentage or …

The focus of public health concern and research in regard to environmental lung diseases
has changed across the century. Illustrative agents include radon, indoor asbestos …

THE WORLD we live in depends to an increasing extent on technology. In my country, Israel,
we not only use irrigation water resourcefully, we use computers to deliver the optimal …

The traditional way of teaching environmental health is to concentrate on the hazard: how
toxic or dangerous is it, what is the risk, who is most susceptible, who is most vulnerable …

A comprehensive guide to assessing the health effects of environmental toxicants in
nonoccupational settings Now in a second edition, Environmental Toxicants: Human …

In the late 1990s a billboard along California highways showed a handsome young man
with an unlit cigarette in his mouth facing an attractive young woman. The man is asking the …

This overview on defining risk of respiratory cancer from airborne pollutants summarizes
broad issues related to a number of the environmental agents that are discussed in the …

Lung cancer is the world's leading cause of cancer death. It is primarily due to the inhalation
of carcinogens and highly accessible to prevention by diminishing exposures to lung …

In its broadest sense, the environment can be defined as external conditions influencing the
development of people, animals or plants. For the purpose of studying the effects of the …

An Introduction to Environmental Epidemiology covers the basics of environmental
exposure, health, and disease. Written to be easily accessible to readers with no formal …