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Extensively revised and updated, Environmental Health Procedures, 6th Edition is back with the very latest practical guidance for the implementation and enforcement oflegislation relating to environmental health. This new edition identifies and cross-references procedures relating to the ever growing facets of environmental health practice and presents them as clear, unambiguous flow charts and diagramswith narrative about each procedure. Major updates include the interpretation of the IPPC regime in the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 and its 2000 Regulations along with new guidance and legislation on contaminated land, air quality management, anti-social behaviour orders, licensing ofbutcher's shops, fishery products and live shellfish, and the changes to house renovation introduced by the Regulatory Reform Regulations 2002. In addition, there is a new introductory chapter describing the context in which this legislation is to be enforced, including the national framework of Best Value.This will be essential reading for all Environmental Health Officers and students and a valuable reference forall whose responsibilities demand they keep abreast of current environmental health practices. ... Read more

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In line with the SPRUCE initiative, concerned as it is with Statistics in Public Resources, Utilities and Care of the Environment, the recent conference brought together leading workers from a widely multidisciplinary background. The SPRUCE IV programme was divided into five thematic sections:

• Small Area Studies and Disease Mapping
• Atmospheric Pollution Studies
• Disease Risks and Social Effects
• Effects of Radiation
• Agriculture and the Food Chain

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Health and Environment in America's Top-Rated Cities offers a detailed view of the various issues plaguing the American urban sector.Such topics as air quality, children's well-being, climate, costs and insurance, death and disease, environmental rankings, healthcare reform, HIV/AIDS, hospitals (number/usage), laws, major employers, medical education, municipal expenditures, nursing home profiles, physician distribution, pollen calendar, recycling, substance abuse services, superfund sites, toxic releases, violent crime and water quality are all covered for each city rated for 1996/97. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from E, published by Earth Action Network, Inc. on May 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1352 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Makin' Bacon.(pork production carries high cost to environment and health)
Author: Becky Gillette
Publication: E (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2000
Publisher: Earth Action Network, Inc.
Volume: 11Issue: 3Page: 40

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There are approximately 50,000 small water supplies in the UK alone, and thousands more worldwide. Dealing with the idiosyncratic characteristics of small water supplies requires specialist knowledge, and this book provides invaluable guidance for professionals.

Based on the extensive practical experience of the author, this book covers how small independent supplies differ from public water supplies, and outlines the health dangers they pose, along with detailed instruction in water sampling and risk assessment techniques. Clapham describes the different types of water supplies including their construction and treatment systems, and discusses common problems encountered. A wide range of case studies bring the theory to life, and both UK and European legislation is discussed. There is also a sizeable section dealing with small water supplies in developing countries.

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In 1984, the oil, chemical and atomic workers began a 5-year campaign to win back the jobs of its members locked out by the BASF Corp. in Geismar, Louisiana. The multiscale campaign involved coalitions with local environmentalists as well as international solidarity from environmental and religious organizations. The local coalition which helped break the lockout was maintained and expanded in the 1990s. This alliance is one of numerous labor-community coalitions to emerge increasingly over the past 20 years. Labor-Environmental Coalitions: Lessons from a Louisiana Petrochemical Region traces the development of the Louisiana Labor-Neighbor Project from 1985 to the present, within the context of a long history of divisions between labor and community in the U.S. The Project continued after the lockout, thriving during 1990s, expanding from one community to four counties to include 20 local member organizations, and broadening its agenda from the original jobs crisis and pollution problems to address a wide range of worker, environmental health, and economic justice issues. Labor-Environmental Coalitions explores the dynamics of the Louisiana coalition to offer lessons for other coalition efforts. The book seeks to understand coalitions as a necessary strategy to counteract the dominant forces of capitalist development. The author contends that the Labor-Neighbor Project, like labor-community coalitions generally, created a unique blend of politics shaped by the geographic nature industry's politics; by the relative openness of government; and by the class experience of labor and community members. The Louisiana Project demonstrates that for labor-community coalitions to thrive they must broaden their agenda, strengthen their leadership and coalition-building skills, and develop access to multi-scale resources. The author argues that for labor-community coalitions to have longer term political impact, they should adopt an explicitly progressive approach by building a broader class and cultural leadership, and by demanding state and corporate accountability on economic, public health, and environmental justice issues. ... Read more

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"Provocative... Challenging... The missing piece... Put words to what I've always known and couldn't explain... A new world view..."

The WEL-Systems(TM) approach to organizational, professional and personal change is a new, powerful and effective model that goes far beyond tips and techniques and works with the power of the individual. Using cutting-edge science and principles from quantum biology and their relationship to organizational systems; and grounded in the power of the potential of the individual, the WEL-Systems(TM) model helps us understand - finally! - how we are part of the problem and how we can become a dynamic force in the solution.

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*Puts the responsibility and the power back where it belongs - with each of us as an individual.
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*Strips away the illusions that prevent us from being willing to take action.
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The health of children is influenced by the environment in which they live, the air they breathe, the water they drink, the food they eat, the homes they live in and the schools that they attend. Pediatricians and parents are becoming more concerned about the impact of the environment on the health of children and want to better understand these issues. Concerns now extend well beyond lead poisoning and encompass issues of mold and mercury, the environments where children go to school and where they live. This two-issue review of the topic of Children's Health and the Environment will bring practitioners up to date on these topics and give them information about how to approach children whose parents are concerned about environmental exposures, how to effectively use the laboratory to assist in the evaluation of these children and how to use the internet to obtain information about environmental contaminants and their impact on children. ... Read more

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This comprehensive new book, Agricultural Health and Safety, provides extensive coverage of issues arising in the interrelated fields of health, agriculture, and the environment. The significance of this book is a direct result of the increasing number of health and safety issues in agriculture and its associated industries. It contains sections written by experts, and includes papers presented at the Third International Symposium for Issues in Health, Agriculture and the Environment. Topics include lung disease in farmers, respiratory effects of long-term exposure to grain dust and air contaminants, respiratory hazards of pork producers, occupational asthma, allergic disorders in plant growers, allergic rhinitis in farmers, respiratory effects of inhaled endotoxins, organic dust toxic syndrome, cancer risks, hazards of pesticides, neurological risks, work-related accidents, prevention and safe practice, sustainable farming systems, and more. In all cases, the issues are broadly integrated with those of the environment.No other book presents such a broad perspective of the field. ... Read more

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Given the amount of time the general population spends in indoor living and work, this book presents current studies and research on issues of safety, health, and environment. The effect of carpets, for example, on energy conservation, thermal comfort, and sustainability is described and a comparative study on air quality in various types of buildings is presented. Also included is a study on the benefit of using environmentally friendly products compared to using more traditional products containing biogenic volatile organic compounds. Some theoretical aspects of CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) are given as well as a literature review on the existing thermal comfort models. The use of CFD for indoor airflow simulation is also reported. A further chapter analyses theories of stress and health and an integrative framework for personal and workplace well-being. Finally, this book addresses the concern of indoor mould: its cause, prevention, methods of removal, and health issues. ... Read more

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This updated and revised edition presents law in a practical way and reflects both the key role of management in health and safety and the breadth of the topic itself. It sets out the legal rules simply, explains their practical impact and uses case studies from a number of employing organizations. As well as health and safety legislation, the book covers common-law rules, and fully reflects the contemporary agenda of health and safety by including discussions of, for example, stress at work, smoking and alcohol policies, violence and harassment and the legal protection for particular employee groups, such as pregnant women and people with disabilities. The book also deals with the European law approach to health and safety, and indicates how the reader might prepare for likely future legal developments. Patricia Leighton is the co-author of "The New Employment Contract". ... Read more

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With forty well structured and easy to follow topics to choose from, each workbook has a wide range of case studies, questions and activities to meet both an individual or organization's training needs. Whether studying for an ILM qualification or looking to enhance the skills of your employees, Super Series provides essential solutions, frameworks and techniques to support management and leadership development.

*Developed by the ILM to support their Level 3 Introductory Certificate and Certificate in First Line Management
*Well-structured and easy to follow
*Fully revised and updated ... Read more