Wind Borne Illness From Coastal Seas

Author : John J Walsh
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780128121320

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Wind-Borne Illness from Coastal Seas by John J Walsh Pdf

Wind-Borne Illness from Coastal Seas: Present and Future Consequences of Toxic Marine Aerosols explores the present and future human health consequences of marine aerosol poisons carried ashore by coastal winds. The book compiles relevant information on an interrelated toxicological, environmental sciences and public health problem that is combined with recent observations, extensive epidemiological data and case studies. It tackles this challenge with a small, interdisciplinary group of authors who dissect the underlying causes and potential remedies of increasing ill health issues on a planet that is covered by 70% seawater and subject to increasing sea spray-containing malign aerosols. The book's authors outline the historical context of the situation, discuss the importance of recognizing toxic marine aerosols as a cause of wind-borne illness, and suggest operational forecasts for avoidance of onshore, wind-borne marine toxins, and crucially, present extensive epidemiological evidence. This resource will be useful to a wide variety of toxicologists, medical doctors and environmental scientists. Contains extensive epidemiological data and case studies on aerosol forms of windborne global marine toxins Presents information from an interdisciplinary author team Argues for future operational forecasts for avoidance of onshore, windborne marine toxins

Author : David E. Pedgley
Publisher : Ellis Horwood
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Medical
ISBN : MINN:31951000174170J

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Windborne Pests and Diseases by David E. Pedgley Pdf

Over de invloed van de atmosfeer op een groot aantal kleine organismen die met de lucht vervoerd worden. Velen hiervan zijn schadelijk voor de mens, voor landbouwgewassen en voor de veestapel. Het is een boek voor biologen waarin praktische en komplexe problemen over ongedierte en ziekten worden behandeld, maar ook de ekologie in het algemeen, vanuit de meteorologie. Het kombineren van kennis over weerkunde en biologie van lucht kan leiden tot verbetering in het voorspellen, registreren en bestrijden van schadelijke organismen (met de wind meegevoerd) en ziekten

Author : Rubén Bueno-Marí,Ricardo Jiménez-Peydró
Publisher : Frontiers E-books
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782889191567

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Global change and human vulnerability to vector-borne diseases by Rubén Bueno-Marí,Ricardo Jiménez-Peydró Pdf

It is well known that several climatic, environmental and socio-demographic changes that have occurred in the last years are some of the most important causes for the emergence/resurgence of vector-borne diseases worldwide. Global change can be defined as the impact of human activity on the fundamental mechanisms of biosphere functioning. Therefore, global change includes not only climate change, but also habitat transformation, water cycle modification, biodiversity loss, synanthropic incursion of alien species into new territories, or introduction of new chemicals in nature. On this respect, some of the effects of global change on vector-borne diseases can be currently evaluated. Globalization has enabled the movement of parasites, viruses and vectors among different countries, or even at intercontinental level. On this regard, it is important to note that the increase of imported malaria cases in different Southern European countries has led to the re-appearance of autochthonous cases of disease transmission. Moreover, the used tire trade, together with global warming, have facilitated the introduction, spread and establishment of potential Dengue tropical vectors, such as Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus in temperate areas. Consequently, recently the first Dengue indigenous cases in the last decades have been reported in different Southern areas of North America and Europe. Furthermore, habitat modification, mainly deforestation and transformation of aquatic environments, together with the changes in thermal and rainfall patterns, are two of the key factors to explain the increasing incidence of Leishmaniasis and several tick-borne diseases. The aim of this Research Topic is to cover all related fields with the binomial vector-borne diseases / global change, including basic and applied research, approaches to control measures, explanations of new theories, opinion articles, reviews, etc. To discuss these issues, a holistic and integrative point of view is necessary, which only would be achieved by the close and active participation of specialists on entomology, parasitology, virology and epidemiology. Our objective is to use a systems approach to the problem of global change and vector-borne diseases. To achieve this ambitious goal and to comply with a demand of first-rate scientific and medical interest, we are very keen on asking for the participation of multiple contributors.

Author : Nitish Dogra,Sangeet Srivastava
Publisher : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9788179934128

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Climate Change and Disease Dynamics in India by Nitish Dogra,Sangeet Srivastava Pdf

Planetary health is today inextricably linked to population health. Climate change, an integral part of planetary health, is foremost among global environmental changes affecting human health. This mammoth challenge is characterized by the potential risk to cripple health systems worldwide and profoundly alter disease dynamics, thereby threatening the well-knit fabric as well as growth of society. Unfortunately, much of the evidence for these linkages has come largely from the developed world. By focusing on India, one of the significant developing countries of the global economy, Climate Change and Disease Dynamics in India aims to fill a crucial gap in the fields of climate science and public health. The book is divided into three main aspects: fundamentals, impacts and applied. By examining these aspects and more, the book seeks to explore the multitude of issues related to climate change and disease dynamics; right from the basics to the bedside to the boardroom. Each chapter reviews relevant global and India-specific evidence, and also the implication of that knowledge in programmatic terms and policy implications.

Author : Kent E. Pinkerton,William N. Rom
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781461484172

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Global Climate Change and Public Health by Kent E. Pinkerton,William N. Rom Pdf

Pulmonary physicians and scientists currently have minimal capacity to respond to climate change and its impacts on health. The extent to which climate change influences the prevalence and incidence of respiratory morbidity remains largely undefined. However, evidence is increasing that climate change does drive respiratory disease onset and exacerbation as a result of increased ambient and indoor air pollution, desertification, heat stress, wildfires, and the geographic and temporal spread of pollens, molds and infectious agents. Preliminary research has revealed climate change to have potentially direct and indirect adverse impacts on respiratory health. Published studies have linked climate change to increases in respiratory disease, including the following: changing pollen releases impacting asthma and allergic rhinitis, heat waves causing critical care-related diseases, climate driven air pollution increases, exacerbating asthma and COPD, desertification increasing particulate matter (PM) exposures, and climate related changes in food and water security impacting infectious respiratory disease through malnutrition (pneumonia, upper respiratory infections). High level ozone and ozone exposure has been linked to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer, and acute lower respiratory infection. Global Climate Change and Public Health is an important new volume based on the research, findings, and discussions of US and international experts on respiratory health and climate change. This volume addresses issues of major importance to respiratory health and fills a major gap in the current literature. The ATS Climate Change and Respiratory Health Workshop was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on May 15, 2010. The purpose of the meeting was to address the threat to global respiratory health posed by climate change. The workshop was attended by domestic and international experts as well as representatives of international respiratory societies and key US federal agencies. Dr. Pinkerton and Dr. Rom, the editors of this title, were co-chairs of the Climate Change Workshop and Symposium.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Trademarks
ISBN : PSU:000066191131

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Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Plant diseases
ISBN : UIUC:30112009650265

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The Plant Disease Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Plant diseases
ISBN : CUB:U183025977345

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The Plant Disease Reporter by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Coastal ecology
ISBN : MINN:31951P00897179Z

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Rehabilitation and Creation of Selected Coastal Habitats by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lynn Donelson Wright,C. Reid Nichols
Publisher : Springer
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319754536

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Tomorrow's Coasts: Complex and Impermanent by Lynn Donelson Wright,C. Reid Nichols Pdf

This book is intended as a conceptual roadmap to show how some of the numerous pieces of complex coastal systems intersect and might interact under changing future environmental regimes. It is addressed to a non-technical but environmentally literate audience that includes the lay public, policy makers, planners, engineers and academics interested in the causes and consequences of global changes as they are likely to affect coastal systems. The book also outlines some strategies for anticipating and responding to the challenges that lie ahead. The purpose is not to offer a technical treatise on how to build better numerical models or to provide the cognoscenti with new scientific details or theories. Quite on the contrary the authors aim to provide a holistic, easy-accessible overview of coastal systems and therefore use a writing style that is non-technical, nonmathematical and non-jargonized throughout. Wherever scientific terms are required to avoid ambiguity, a clear and simple definition is presented and those definitions are repeated in the glossary. The authors aim to communicate with all who care about the future of coastal environments. In Part 1, they present some underlying general “big picture” concepts that are applicable to coastal processes and coastal change worldwide. Part 2 reviews some of the more important physical, ecological and societal causes and outcomes of coastal change. A selection of case studies of some prominent and highly vulnerable coastal regions is presented in Part 3. Some strategies for facilitating and supporting collaboration among the global scientific community to enhance future coastal resilience are outlined in Part 4.

Author : Bruce E. Johansen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440831850

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Resource Exploitation in Native North America by Bruce E. Johansen Pdf

This wide-ranging survey of the environmental damage to Native American lands and peoples in North America—in recent times as well as previous decades—documents the continuing impact on the health, wellness, land, and communities of indigenous peoples. Beginning in the early 1950s, Native peoples were recruited to mine "yellow dust"—uranium—and then, over decades, died in large numbers of torturous cancers. Uranium-induced cancers have become the deadliest plague unleashed upon Native peoples of North America—one with grave consequences impacting generations of American Indian families. Today, resource-driven projects such as the Keystone XL pipeline continue to put the health and safety of American Indians at risk. Authored by an expert with 40 years of experience in the subject, this book documents the environmental provocations afflicting Native American peoples in the United States: from the toll of uranium mining on the Navajos to the devastation wrought by dioxin, PCBs, and other pollutants on the agricultural economy of the Akwesasne Mohawk reservation in northernmost New York. The detailed personal stories of human suffering will enable readers to grasp the seriousness of the injustices levied against Native peoples as a result of corporations' and governments' greed for natural resources.

Author : United States. Bureau of Fisheries
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1915
Category : Fish culture
ISBN : CHI:20029125

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Report on the Conditions of the Sea Fisheries of the South Coast of New England by United States. Bureau of Fisheries Pdf

Author : Frederic R. Siegel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030226695

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Adaptations of Coastal Cities to Global Warming, Sea Level Rise, Climate Change and Endemic Hazards by Frederic R. Siegel Pdf

This book discusses the identification of, solutions to, and management of threats to high population coastal cities and their seaports from global warming, climate change and endemic hazards. These include prevention of sea water intrusion of freshwater coastal aquifers, emplacement of barriers that mitigate the threats from sea level rise, and inundation of urban centers plus those from storm surges that cause flooding and salination of inshore terrain. The book assesses mitigation of the effects of extreme weather events such as drought, and major flooding from heavy rainfall on coastal urban centers, or on associated drainage basins. It also considers how coastal cities can counter vulnerabilities from other physical hazards (e.g., earthquakes - building codes) and health hazards (e.g., pollution, public health response - preparedness) that may be related to a city’s geological/geographical location and service as a port of entry for goods and travelers (regional and international). The book also cites the high costs of safeguarding citizen and municipal assets, but notes possible sources of potential funding especially from less developed and developing nations. The book is written to give strong background information to students majoring in environmental sciences or those in other majors with interests in the effects of global warming/climate change, and will be of interest to social scientists, think tank personnel, government planners, and lay persons in environmentally oriented organizations. /div

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : MINN:31951P004590109

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Information Report by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 4604 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080878850

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Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science by Anonim Pdf

The study of estuaries and coasts has seen enormous growth in recent years, since changes in these areas have a large effect on the food chain, as well as on the physics and chemistry of the ocean. As the coasts and river banks around the world become more densely populated, the pressure on these ecosystems intensifies, putting a new focus on environmental, socio-economic and policy issues. Written by a team of international expert scientists, under the guidance of Chief Editors Eric Wolanski and Donald McClusky, the Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, Ten Volume Set examines topics in depth, and aims to provide a comprehensive scientific resource for all professionals and students in the area of estuarine and coastal science Most up-to-date reference for system-based coastal and estuarine science and management, from the inland watershed to the ocean shelf Chief editors have assembled a world-class team of volume editors and contributing authors Approach focuses on the physical, biological, chemistry, ecosystem, human, ecological and economics processes, to show how to best use multidisciplinary science to ensure earth's sustainability Provides a comprehensive scientific resource for all professionals and students in the area of estuarine and coastal science Features up-to-date chapters covering a full range of topics