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100 _aRom, William N.
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245 1 _aEnvironmental policy and public health:
_bair pollution, global climate change, and wilderness /
_cWilliam N. Rom; foreword by Frances Beinecke.
250 _aFirst edition
260 _aSan Francisco, CA:
_bJossey-Bass,
_c2012.
300 _axxvi, 420 pages:
_billustrations;
_g23 cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
_bRom, W. N. (2012). Environmental policy and public health: air pollution, global climate change, and wilderness (1st ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
505 _aChapter 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 _a"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 _aEnvironmental health
_xGovernment policy.
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650 _aMedical policy.
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