Environmental policy and public health: air pollution, global climate change, and wilderness

INDICE: Figures and Tables. Foreword (Frances Beinecke). Preface. The Author. The Contributors. 1 The Clean Air Act and the National Environmental PolicyAct. The Clean Air Act. National Ambient Air Quality Standards. State Implementation Plans. Hazardous Air Pollutants New Source Performance Standards. Prevention of Significant Deterioration. Clean Air Interstate Quality Rule. The National Environmental Policy Act. 2 Particulate Matter. Characteristics and Deposition. Health Effects. Cardiovascular Disease and Particulate Matter. Particulate Matter and Public Policy. 3 Ozone. Health Effects. Nitrogen Oxides. 4 Sulfur Dioxide and Acid Rain. SO2 Health Effects. Health Policy: National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Acid Rain. Environmental Effects of Acid Rain and Deposition. Acid Rain and Environmental Policy. 5 Environmental Tobacco Smoke. The History of Smoking and Disease. Tobacco Smoke and Disease. Health Effects ofPassive Smoking. Lung Cancer Epidemiology. Carcinogens in Cigarette Smoke. Smoking Cessation. Policy Controls on Tobacco and Cigarette Smoking. Global Smoking Today. 6 Children's Environmental Health: Mercury and Lead. Contributor: Leonardo Trasande. The Unique Vulnerability of Children. Mercury as a Case Study. Lead as a Case Study. The National Childrens Study. 7 The Role of CommunityAdvocacy Groups in Environmental Protection: Example of September 11, 2001. Contributors: Catherine McVay Hughes, Kimberly Flynn, Craig Hall, Joan Reibman.The Disaster. 8 The Medical Response to an Environmental Disaster: Lessons from the World Trade Center Attacks. Contributors: Caralee Caplan-Shaw, AngelikiKazeros, Sam Parsia, Joan Reibman. Immediate Response to Environmental Exposure. Analysis of World Trade Center Dust. Role of the Medical Community in Identifying Adverse Health Effects in Diverse Populations. Local Residents, Workers, and Children. WTC Environmental Health Center. The WTC Health Registry. 9 Chlorofluorocarbons and the Development of the Ozone Hole. Chlorofluorocarbons.Ozone Layer. Field Measurements of Atmospheric Trace Species. Ozone Depletionand UV-B Radiation. Policy and the Montreal Protocol. Ozone Depletion and Climate Change. Medihaler Impediments to Controlling Ozone Depletion. 10 Global Warming Science and Consequences. Global Warming Basic Science: Greenhouse Gases. Environmental Consequences of Global Warming and Climate Change. Human Health Effects. Global Warming and the International Community. 11 National Green Energy Plan. Energy Efficiency. Oil. Natural Gas. Coal. Biofuels. Nuclear. Wind. Geothermal Energy and Hydropower. Biomass and Hut Lung. Solar. 12 Climate Change Policy Options. International Efforts to Prevent Climate Change. State, City, and Private Actions on Global Warming. U.S. Judiciary Branch and ClimateChange. U.S. Executive Branch and Climate Change. Congress: The Climate Stewardship Act of 2003 Through the Climate Security Acts of 2008 and 2009. Economic Factors Surrounding Global Warming and Potent

• ISBN: 978-0-470-59343-1
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 500
• Fecha Publicación: 12/10/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés