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Environmental Deterioration and Human Health: Natural and Anthropogenic Determinants 2014 Edition
Contributor(s): Malik, Abdul (Editor), Grohmann, Elisabeth (Editor), Akhtar, Rais (Editor)
ISBN: 9400778899     ISBN-13: 9789400778894
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE:   $104.49  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: December 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Public Health
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - General
- Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Pollution Control
Dewey: 363.739
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.74 lbs) 421 pages
 
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This book discusses the natural and anthropogenic determinants of the environment and their impact on human health. It throws light on the perspectives of climate change with case studies from Australia, India, Italy, and Latin America. Themes covered are ecology of antibiotic resistant microorganisms, pesticide and heavy metal (arsenic) problems in natural environment; molecular advances in understanding of microbial interactions; ecological studies of human/animal health and diseases; food security, technological developments and more. The various chapters incorporate both theoretical and applied aspects and may serve as baseline information for future research through which significant development is possible.