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Environmental threats are occuring on a worldwide scale. Dramatic pictures of the devestating effects of natural disasters lead the nightly news. Stories of chemical spills and contaminated groundwater, deforestation and suburban sprawl, depleted fisheries, and exploding human population litter the pages of daily newspapers. This new edition presents a clear and comprehensive study of the major topics of environmental health, including background on the field and "tools of the trade" (environmental, epidemiology, environmental toxicology, and environmental policy and regulation); explanations of the environmental diseases (microbial agents, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation); applications and domains of environmental health (water and air quality, food safety, waste disposal, and occupational health).