Environmental policy and public health: (Record no. 480)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 02508 a2200181 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780470593431 |
| Qualifying information | pbk |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Rom, William N. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 2566 |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Environmental policy and public health: |
| Remainder of title | air pollution, global climate change, and wilderness / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | William N. Rom; foreword by Frances Beinecke. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | First edition |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | San Francisco, CA: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Jossey-Bass, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxvi, 420 pages: |
| Other physical details | illustrations; |
| Size of unit | 23 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes index. |
| -- | Rom, W. N. (2012). Environmental policy and public health: air pollution, global climate change, and wilderness (1st ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Chapter 1: The clean air act and the national environmental policy act -- Chapter 2: Particulate matter -- Chapter 3: Ozone -- Chapter 4: Sulfur dioxide and acid rain -- Chapter 5: Environmental tobacco smoke -- Chapter 6: Children's environmental health: mercury and lead -- Chapter 7: The role of community advocacy groups in environmental protection: example of September 11, 2001 -- Chapter 8: The medical response to an environmental disaster: lessons from the world trade attacks -- Chapter 9: Chlorofluorocarbons and the development of the ozone hole -- Chapter 10: Global warming science and consequences -- Chapter 11: National green energy plan -- Chapter 12: Climate change policy options -- Chapter 13: Environmental policy and the land: wilderness preservation -- Chapter 14: Environmental policy and advocacy groups: the wilderness society: a case study -- Chapter 15: Alaska: America's wilderness frontier: a case study -- Chapter 16: The clean water act and water ecosystems -- Chapter 17: Toxic chemicals in the environment: government regulations and public health |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "This important resource provides an overview of the major environmental policy issues, both historic and topical, and explains how science plays a role in various forms of policy response. It scrutinizes the sources of pollution and threats to environmental integrity, the consequences of pollution on the environment and health and explains the legal basis for environmental action. The book explains science-based environmental regulation versus cost-benefit scenarios and advocacy by regulated industry and public health organizations. This resource is designed for graduate students in public health and environmental studies." - From the Book. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Environmental health |
| General subdivision | Government policy. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 17096 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Medical policy. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 16937 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | BOOKS |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | MAIN | MAIN | 02/20/2014 | 1 | RA 566 R66 2012 | 00983 | 06/28/2019 | 06/28/2019 | 02/20/2014 | BOOKS |