Environmental Health - Theory and Practice: Volume 1: Basic Sciences and their Relations to the Environment

Preface
Contents
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Boxes
Part I: Introduction to Basic Sciences
	Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Chemistry for Environmental and Medical Professionals
		1.1 Introduction
		1.2 General Chemistry
			1.2.1 The Gas Laws
				1.2.1.1 Boyle’s Law
				1.2.1.2 Charles’ Law
				1.2.1.3 Pressure Law
				1.2.1.4 Generalized Gas Law
				1.2.1.5 Gay-Lussac’s Law of Combining Volumes
				1.2.1.6 Henry’s Law
				1.2.1.7 Graham’s Law
				1.2.1.8 Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressure
				1.2.1.9 Avogadro’s Law
				1.2.1.10 Combined Gas Laws
				1.2.1.11 Ideal Gas Law
			1.2.2 Solutions
		1.3 Physical Chemistry
			1.3.1 Thermochemical Reactions
			1.3.2 Osmosis
			1.3.3 Dialysis
			1.3.4 Electrochemistry
		1.4 Catalytic Chemistry
			1.4.1 Chemical Kinetics
			1.4.2 Adsorption
		1.5 Inorganic Chemistry
		1.6 Organic Chemistry
		1.7 Equilibrium Chemistry
		1.8 Colloid Chemistry
		1.9 Biochemistry
			1.9.1 Biogeochemical Pathways
				1.9.1.1 Water Cycle
				1.9.1.2 Carbon Cycle
				1.9.1.3 Nitrogen Cycle
				1.9.1.4 Oxygen Cycle
				1.9.1.5 The Phosphorus Cycle
				1.9.1.6 Toxic Cycle
		1.10 Nuclear Chemistry
		References
	Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Physics for Environmental and Medical Professionals
		2.1 Introduction
		2.2 General Physics
		2.3 Solid Mechanics
		2.4 Fluid Mechanics
			2.4.1 Density and Its Importance
			2.4.2 Pressure of Fluid at Rest
			2.4.3 Flow in Pipes
				2.4.3.1 Continuity Equation
				2.4.3.2 Bernoulli’s Theorem
				2.4.3.3 Flow in Channels
			2.4.4 Flows Around a Body
			2.4.5 Scales of Environmental Fluid Processes and Systems
		2.5 Optics
			2.5.1 Basic Behavior of Light
			2.5.2 Frequency
			2.5.3 Wavelengths and Colors
			2.5.4 Angle of Incidence, and Refraction
			2.5.5 Index of Refraction
			2.5.6 Snell’s Law
			2.5.7 Total Internal Reflection
			2.5.8 Interactions with Materials
			2.5.9 Prism
			2.5.10 Lenses
				2.5.10.1 Simple Convex Lens
			2.5.11 Chromatic Dispersion
			2.5.12 Mirror
				2.5.12.1 Law of Reflection
				2.5.12.2 Application of Optics in Environmental Health
		2.6 Acoustics
			2.6.1 Wave Terminology
			2.6.2 Sound Energy Density
			2.6.3 Sound Intensity
			2.6.4 Intensity Level
			2.6.5 Sound Pressure Level
			2.6.6 Sound Power Level
		2.7 Electrical and Electronics
		2.8 Thermal Physics
		2.9 Thermodynamics
			2.9.1 First Law of Thermodynamics
			2.9.2 Second Law of Thermodynamics
			2.9.3 Third Law of Thermodynamics
			2.9.4 Survival in Cold Climates
			2.9.5 Survival in Hot Climates
		References
	Chapter 3: Fundamentals of Biology for Environmental and Medical Professionals
		3.1 Introduction
		3.2 General Biology
		3.3 Microbiology
		3.4 Interrelation Between Environment and Human/Animal Health
			3.4.1 Zoonosis
			3.4.2 Vector-Borne Diseases
			3.4.3 Impact of Poor Environmental Management on Human and Animal Health
		References
Part II: Introduction to Environmental and Medical Sciences
	Chapter 4: Introduction to Environmental Sciences
		4.1 Introduction
		4.2 Micro- and Macro-Environment
		4.3 Physical and Biotic Environment
		4.4 Climate Change
		4.5 Pollution of the Environment
		4.6 Solid Waste
		References
	Chapter 5: Introduction to Medical Sciences
		5.1 Introduction
		5.2 Anatomy
		5.3 Physiology
		5.4 Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
		5.5 Pathology
		5.6 Pharmacology
		5.7 Anesthesiology
		5.8 Community Medicine
		5.9 Dermatology and Venereology
		5.10 Obstetrics and Gynecology
		5.11 Ophthalmology
		5.12 Orthopedics
		5.13 Otorhinolaryngology
		5.14 Pediatrics
		5.15 Neurology and Psychiatry
		5.16 Surgery
		5.17 Pulmonology
		5.18 Nephrology
		5.19 Gastroenterology
		5.20 Oncology
		5.21 Hematology
		5.22 Endocrinology
		5.23 Epidemiology
		5.24 Immunology
		5.25 Nutrition Science and Dietetics
		References
Part III: Health and Environment
	Chapter 6: Public Health
		6.1 Introduction
		6.2 Human and Environmental Conflict
		6.3 Impact of Pollution on Health
		6.4 Impact of Climate Change on Health
		6.5 Impact of Solid Waste on Health
		References
	Chapter 7: Occupational Health
		7.1 Introduction
		7.2 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
		7.3 Hazard Prevention and Control
		References
Glossary
Index