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001 2011025363
003 DLC
005 20120124112728.0
008 110613s2012 cau b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011025363
020 $a9780470593431 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aRA566$b.R66 2012
082 00 $a362.196/98$223
084 $aMED078000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aRom, William N.
245 10 $aEnvironmental policy and public health :$bair pollution, global climate change, and wilderness /$cWilliam N. Rom ; foreword by Frances Beinecke.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aSan Francisco :$bJossey-Bass,$cc2012.
263 $a1109
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aPublic health/environmental health ;$v14
520 $a"This important resource provides an overview of the major environmental policy issues, both historic and topical, and explains how science plays a role in various forms of policy response. It scrutinizes the sources of pollution and threats to environmental integrity, the consequences of pollution on the environment and health and explains the legal basis for environmental action. The book explains science-based environmental regulation versus cost-benefit scenarios and advocacy by regulated industry and public health organizations. This resource is designed for graduate students in public health and environmental studies"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aEnvironmental health$xGovernment policy.
650 0 $aMedical policy.
650 7 $aMEDICAL / Public Health.$2bisacsh