Risk Assessment for Environmental Health

Understanding risk to humans is one of the most important problems in  environmental public health. Risk assessment is constantly changing with  the advent of new exposure assessment tools, more sophisticated models,  and a better understanding of disease processes. Risk assessment is  also gaining greater acceptance in the developing world where major  environmental problems exist. Developed in partnership with the  Association of Schools of Public Health, this comprehensive text offers a  thorough survey of risk assessment, management, and communications as  these practices apply to public health.

Key Features
Provides  a practical overview of environmental risk assessment and its  application by discussing the process and providing case studies and  examples
Focuses on tools and approaches used for humans in an environment involving potential chemical hazards
Fully  updated, the first part introduces the underlying principles and  techniques of the field, and the second examines case studies in terms  of different risk assessment scenarios
Risk assessment is a core requirement for the MPH degree in environmental health
Useful “stories” suitable for case studies