Environmental Burden of Disease Assessment

This publication characterizes the environmental burden of disease in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), measured by the excess number of deaths and illnesses in the population due to exposure to environmental hazards. The robust methods used in this risk analysis can be applied to any country or region. This publication documents the systematic, multi-step process used to identify environmental priorities and the detailed methods used to quantify the disease burden attributable to each risk. Based on the results of the burden of disease assessment, the publication summarizes the subsequent steps that are recommended to further reduce the burden of disease resulting from various environmental risk factors.
Authors and Contributors
This book represents the synthesis of research carried out by a large, interdisciplinary team from several institutions and multiple nations between June 2008 and June 2011.The lead authors are responsible for weaving together the pieces prepared by the team.Nonetheless, this book would not have been possible without major contributions from each team member.The list below shows contributors to each chapter.Following this list are biographies of all of the authors and contributors.
Lead Authors
Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson, Frederic J. P. Launay, Jens T. W. Thomsen, Angela Brammer, Christopher Davidson
Additional Contributors (by Chapter)
Chapter 2: Prioritizing Environmental Risks to Health
Henry H. Willis, Aimee Curtright, Gary Cecchine, Zeinab S. Farah,Sandra A. Geschwind, Jianhui Hu, Ying Li, Melinda Moore, Sarah Olmstead, Hanine Salem, Regina A. Shih, J. Jason West
Chapter 3: Assessing the Environmental Burden of Disease:Method Overview
Tiina Folley, Elizabeth S. Harder, Mejs Hasan

Chapter 4: Burden of Disease from Outdoor Air Pollution
Ying Li, Gavino Puggioni,Prahlad Jat, Mejs Hasan, Marc Serre, Kenneth G. Sexton, J. Jason West, Saravanan Arunachalam, Uma Shankar, William Vizuete, Mohammed Zuber Farooqui

Chapter 5: Burden of Disease from Indoor Air Pollution
Chris B. Trent

Chapter 6: Burden of Disease from Occupational Exposures
Tiina Folley, Leena A. Nylander-French
Chapter 7: Burden of Disease from Climate Change
Richard N. L. Andrews, Leslie Chinery, Elizabeth S. Harder, J. Jason West
Chapter 8: Burden of Disease from Drinking Water Contamination
Gregory W. Characklis, Joseph N. LoBuglio
Chapter 9: Burden of Disease from Coastal Water Pollution
Gregory W. Characklis, Leigh-Anne H. Krometis, Joseph N. LoBuglio

Chapter 10: Burden of Disease from Soil and Groundwater Contamination
Chidsanuphong Chart-asa, Stephanie Soucheray-Grell

Chapter 11: Burden of Disease from Produce and Seafood Contamination
Leigh-Anne H. Krometis, Leslie Chinery

Sommario

1. Introduction.- 2. Prioritizing Environmental Risks to Health- 3. Assessing the Environmental Burden of Disease: Method Overview.- 4: Burden of Disease from Outdoor Air Pollution.- 5. Burden of Disease from Indoor Air Pollution.- 6. Burden of Disease from Occupational Exposures.- 7. Burden of Disease from Climate.- Change.- 8. Burden of Disease from Drinking Water Contamination.- 9. Burden of Disease from Coastal Water Pollution.- 10. Burden of Disease from Soil and Groundwater Contamination.- 11. Burden of Disease from Produce and Seafood Contamination.- 12: Applying Environmental Burden of Disease Predictions.

Riassunto

This publication characterizes the environmental burden of disease in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), measured by the excess number of deaths and illnesses in the population due to exposure to environmental hazards. The robust methods used in this risk analysis can be applied to any country or region. This publication documents the systematic, multi-step process used to identify environmental priorities and the detailed methods used to quantify the disease burden attributable to each risk. Based on the results of the burden of disease assessment, the publication summarizes the subsequent steps that are recommended to further reduce the burden of disease resulting from various environmental risk factors.Authors and ContributorsThis book represents the synthesis of research carried out by a large, interdisciplinary team from several institutions and multiple nations between June 2008 and June 2011.The lead authors are responsible for weaving together the pieces prepared by the team.Nonetheless, this book would not have been possible without major contributions from each team member.The list below shows contributors to each chapter.Following this list are biographies of all of the authors and contributors. Lead Authors                Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson, Frederic J. P. Launay, Jens T. W. Thomsen, Angela Brammer, Christopher DavidsonAdditional Contributors (by Chapter)Chapter 2: Prioritizing Environmental Risks to HealthHenry H. Willis, Aimee Curtright, Gary Cecchine, Zeinab S. Farah,Sandra A. Geschwind, Jianhui Hu, Ying Li, Melinda Moore, Sarah Olmstead, Hanine Salem, Regina A. Shih, J. Jason WestChapter 3: Assessing the Environmental Burden of Disease:Method OverviewTiina Folley, Elizabeth S. Harder, Mejs HasanChapter 4: Burden of Disease from Outdoor Air PollutionYing Li, Gavino Puggioni,Prahlad Jat, Mejs Hasan, Marc Serre, Kenneth G. Sexton, J. Jason West, Saravanan Arunachalam, Uma Shankar, William Vizuete, Mohammed Zuber FarooquiChapter 5: Burden of Disease from Indoor Air PollutionChris B. TrentChapter 6: Burden of Disease from Occupational ExposuresTiina Folley, Leena A. Nylander-French Chapter 7: Burden of Disease from Climate ChangeRichard N. L. Andrews, Leslie Chinery, Elizabeth S. Harder, J. Jason West Chapter 8: Burden of Disease from Drinking Water ContaminationGregory W. Characklis, Joseph N. LoBuglio Chapter 9: Burden of Disease from Coastal Water PollutionGregory W. Characklis, Leigh-Anne H. Krometis, Joseph N. LoBuglioChapter 10: Burden of Disease from Soil and Groundwater ContaminationChidsanuphong Chart-asa, Stephanie Soucheray-GrellChapter 11: Burden of Disease from Produce and Seafood ContaminationLeigh-Anne H. Krometis, Leslie Chinery

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Angel Brammer, Angela Brammer, David, Christopher Davidson, Tiina Folley, Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson, Frederic Launay, Jacquelin MacDonald Gibson, Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson, Jens Thomsen
• Editore: Springer Netherlands
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 17.10.2012
• EAN: 9789400759244
• ISBN: 978-94-0-075924-4
• Pagine: 489
• Dimensioni: 161 mm x 243 mm x 23 mm
• Peso: 984 g
• Illustrazioni: XXXII, 489 p. 109 illus., 23 illus. in color.
• Serie: Environmental Science and Technology Library; Environmental Science and Technology Library
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze