Environmental Epidemiology
Section 1: Clusters
Investigation of a putative disease cluster
Geographical analysis of an industrial hazard
Analysis and interpretation of a single site cluster
Section 2: Air pollution
Air pollution - time series studies
Air pollution - geographical studies
Section 3: Radiation and hazardous waste
Ionizing radiation
Non-ionizing radiation
Hazardous waste and congenital anomalies
Section 4: Water and health
Water and health - A world water crisis?
Water and health - waste water use in agriculture
Section 5: Climate change
Climate change 1 - principles
Climate change 2 - extreme weather events
Climate change 3 - vector-borne disease
Section 6: Epidemiological evidence
Reviewing epidemiological evidence
Emerging trends
Reference articles
Clustering around a point source
Health guidelines for use of wastewater in agriculture and aquaculture
Epidemiological formulae
Glossary
Index
The book examines:
- Air pollution
- Clusters of cases of ill-health
- Radiation and hazardous waste
- Water and health
- Climate change
Contributors: Mike Ahern, Ben Armstrong, Araceli Busby, Pat Doyle, Shakoor Hajat, Sari Kovats, Paul Wilkinson.
Series Editors: Rosalind Plowman and Nicki Thorogood.