Dictionary of environmental health

by David Worthington

Environmental Health is notorious for the breadth of knowledge required in its study and practice. Serious students and professional have to sift through large amounts of published material before finding even the simplest definitions of new concepts and subjects. Such definitions are then often misleading in an environmental health context. Coming from the people who brought you Clay's Handbook of Environmental Health, the Dictionary of Environmental Health will provide a one stop reference to over 3,000 common, and not so common terms, concepts, abbreviations, acronyms and a wealth of supporting data no longer found in most reference books. Suitable for all nvironmental and public health students and practitioners, the Dictionary of Environmental Health is an essential desktop tool for navigating the huge range of topics for which knowledge is required in today's management of environmental and public health.