An Introduction to Environmental Epidemiology

Evelyn Talbott, Gunther F. Craun

Written to be easily accessible to readers with no formal training in epidemiology or statistics, this practical introduction is an ideal text/reference for students and professionals. It provides a target-organ presentation of environmental hazards, with detailed discussions of selected exposures such as asbestos, lead, radon, and indoor and outdoor air pollutants. ADD CONTENTS SECTION

The Legal Context of Environmental Protection in the United States, W.V. LuneburgEnvironmental Risk Assessment, I. Hertz-PicciottoAssociation and Causation in Environmental Epidemiology, N.D. Traven, E.O. Talbott, and E.K. IshiiStatistical Issues in the Design, Analysis, and Interpretation of Environmental Epidemiology Studies, G.M. MarshBiological Markers of Exposure, M.F. Vine and B.S. HulkaEpidemiologic Aspects of Environmental Hazards to Reproduction, L.E. SeverRisk Factors for Cancer in the Occupational Environment and Relevant Epidemiologic Study Methods, J. SiemiatyckiThe Epidemiology of Waterborne Disease: The Importance of Drinking Water Disinfection, G.F. CraunInjury, L.S. RobertsonIonizing Radiation, D.J. StromElectromagnetic Fields and Cancer Risks, G. ThériaultRecent Progress in Childhood Lead Exposure, H.L. NeedlemanSensitive Subgroups and Normal Variation in Pulmonary Function Response to Air Pollution Episodes, B. Brunekreef, P.L. Kinney, J.H. Ware, D. Dockery, F.E. Speizer, J.D. Spengleer, and B.G. Ferris, Jr.Health Effects from Environmental Noise Exposure, E.O. Talbott and S.J. ThompsonIndex