Environmental Health Engineering Theory and Practice

Table of contents

Introductory Material

  • About
  • Peer Review
  • Introduction

Theory

  • Environmental Health Engineering: What it is and What it is Not
  • Genetics
  • Susceptibility
  • Exposure
  • Disease

Toxicological Paradigm

  • Internal Dose
  • Biologically Effective Dose
  • Early Biologic Effect
  • Altered Structure or Function

Infectious Disease

  • Carriage
  • Infectious Dose
  • Infected Cells
  • Agent Replication

Practice

  • Geographic Scope
  • Regulations
  • Communities
  • Populations
  • Individuals

Core Topics

  • Food Safety
  • Drinking Water
  • Sanitation
  • Indoor Air Quality
  • Wastes
  • Housing
  • Disaster Sanitation
  • Statutes and Regulations

Additional Topics

  • Biological Agents
  • Chemical Agents
  • Radiological Agents
  • Vectors and Pests
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Noise
  • Pools
  • Institutions

Emerging Areas

  • Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Plastics
  • Climate Change

Case Studies

  • 1993 Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  • 2014 Lead in Drinking Water Crisis; Flint, Michigan, USA

Conclusions

  • Conclusions

Related Wikibooks

  • GNU Health
  • Drinking Water
  • Teaching Elementary School Health Education/Environmental Health

Useful Off-site Resources

  • NEHA: National Environmental Health Association, USA
  • CIEH: Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, UK
  • IFEH: International Federation of Environmental Health


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