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Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
1 The Emergence of Environmental Medicine 1
The Growth of Environmental Medicine 2
The Global Status of Environmental Health 9
Environmental Health Specialties 12
The World Health Organization 13
Defining Environmentally Triggered Illnesses 17
Toxicogenomics 18
Health Risk and Demographics 19
Case Study: Climate Change and Infectious Diseases 20
Biomagnification 23
DDT 24
Conclusion 25
2 Epidemiology of Environmental Diseases 28
Epidemiology 29
Statistics in Environmental Science 31
Environmental Diseases 36
The Survivorship Curve 39
Diagnosis 40
Tools Used in Diagnosing Disease 42
Case Study: New Views on Homeostasis 42
Toxicology 45
Chronic Exposure 47
Bioaccumulation and Persistence 49
Pollution and Cancer 50
Conclusion 52
3 Environmental Toxins 54
Toxin Accumulation on Earth 56
The Bhopal Accident 60
Classifying Toxicity 61
Point and Nonpoint Pollution Sources 63
The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) 64
How Toxins Enter the Body 64
Pesticides 68
Organic Compounds and Solvents 70
Endocrine Disrupters 72
Heavy Metals 72
Tissue and Cell Function 75
Case Study: San Francisco's Ban on Toxic Toys 78
Gene function 81
Natural Detoxification 82
Toxin Poisoning Therapy 83
Toxin Poisoning Prevention 86
Conclusion 88
4 Hazards in the Air 90
Earth's Air Quality 92
Measuring and Forecasting Air Quality 94
Indoor Air Quality 100
Greenhouse Gases and the Ozone Layer 102
Carbon Dioxide 104
The Kyoto Protocol 106
Radiation 109
Electromagnetic Fields 112
Particulates 114
Noise Pollution 116
Case Study: Why Are AllergiesIncreasing World wide? 117
Case Study: The Industrial Revolution 120
Air Pollution Reduction Technology 120
Conclusion 122
5 Food and Water Hazards 124
The Importance of Water Quality 125
Case Study: The Aral Sea 128
Health Hazards in Food 128
Contamination Routes 130
Food-borne and Waterborne Illnesses 132
Bioaccumulation 135
Measuring Food and Water Quality 135
Water Treatment 138
Thermal Water Pollution 141
Global Food Distribution 142
Energy Costs of Food Production 143
Managing the World's Safe Water Supply 144
Conclusion 145
6 Populations at Risk 146
Population Growth 148
Populations and Demographics 150
Case Study: Linking Life Expectancy to Environment 153
Age and Health 154
Living Near Toxic Sites 155
Hazardous Site Workers 157
Environmental Disasters 158
Preventive Medicine for Ac-Risk People 160
Chernobyl 161
Conclusion 164
7 Veterinary Environmental Medicine 167
Wildlife Medicine 168
Urbanization and Farming 170
Disease Indicators 171
Environmental Toxicities in Animals 173
Captive Populations 177
Environmental Detection Dogs 178
The Human and Animal Health Connection 181
A Day in the Life of a Rescued Harbor Seal 182
Clinical Advances in Wildlife Health 186
Case Study: Condors Reintroduced to Baja California, Mexico 187
Conclusion 191
8 Future Needs 192
Appendixes 194
Glossary 202
Further Resources 209
Index 220
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William Byrd
reviewed Pollution: Treating Environmental Toxins on July 26, 2020
Pollution: Treating Environmental Toxins
Sandra Steingraber is one of my environmental heroes. Secretly I want to be like her "when I grow up," a scientist who is able to convey important scientific knowledge to the lay public. Her style seamlessly blends emotion-stirring imagery with scientific research. This book is her personal inquiry into the environmental origins of cancer, particularly the bladder cancer she suffered in her early 20s, and the throat cancer that ultimately took her best friend's life.
Among the things I really appreciated about this book were how Steingraber organized her inquiry by routes of exposure: water, air, earth, etc. She investigated contaminants and the way that we come into contact with them, and incidences of cancer correlated with this exposure. There is a wealth of knowledge in this book, clearly gleaned from extensive research by Steingraber.
While not a "page-turner" per se, I never found this book boring or dry, and rather appreciated being able to put it down for awhile and pick it back up without losing the narrative. I think this is an important book that should be read by everyone because the message is so important: we need to understand the connections between environmental contaminants and our own health. Unlike the studies that pop up daily in the popular press touting the next "cancer fighting miracle food," Steingraber presents a full picture, including the limitations of scientific knowledge and understanding. This book provides a critical foundation for understanding what is currently known, and where we need to go.
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