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Breast Cancer and Environmental Risks: Where Is the Link?

Further explore several of the environmental agents discussed in the article with the following books:

Chlorinated chlorinated /chlo·ri·nat·ed/ (klor´i-nat?ed) treated or charged with chlorine.

chlorinated

charged with chlorine.


chlorinated acids
some, e.g.
 Organic Compounds in the Environment: Regulatory and Monitoring Assessment

Sub Ramamoorthy and Sita Ramamoorthy (1997)

The information provided in the book can be used in monitoring, impact assessment, and decision-making processes. Toxicity profiles provided for each chemical allow for evaluation of the short- and long-term effects on the environment.

370 pages, hardcover. Member: $74.95. Nonmember: $87.50. Catalog #859.

Electric and Magnetic Fields magnetic fields,
n.pl the spaces in which magnetic forces are detectable; created by magnetostrictive ultrasonic scalers to cause the tips of instruments such as ultrasonic scalers to vibrate.
: Invisible Risks?

Leonard A. Sagan (1996)

This book examines a possible source of risk--exposure to the electromagnetic fields (EMFs) around power lines and electrical appliances. Its purpose is to provide accessible information on EMFs, sources and measurements, and laboratory research, as well as to provide a balanced perspective on apparently negative health effects. The author explores the possibility of cancer developing from EMF emf: see electromotive force.


(1) (ElectroMagnetic Field) See electromagnetic radiation.

(2) (Enhanced MetaFile) See Windows metafile.
 exposure, as well as the potential effects of exposure on reproductive health and behavior. Electric and Magnetic Fields also has background material on epidemiology and laboratory sciences.

214 pages, softcover. Member: $32.00. Nonmember: $37.00. Catalog #686.

Cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidiosis Definition

Cryptosporidiosis refers to infection by the sporeforming protozoan known as Cryptosporidia. Protozoa are a group of parasites that infect the human intestine, and include the better known Giardia.
: A Brief Literature Review and Update Regarding Cryptosporidium cryptosporidium (krĭp'tōspərĭd`ēəm), genus of protozoans having at least four species; they are waterborne parasites that cause the disease cryptosporidiosis.  in Feces of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis)

With chapters dedicated to waterborne Cryptosporidium, and the human and animal epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis, the following book is an excellent educational companion to the article.

Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis

Ronald Fayer (1997)

Recognition of cryptosporidiosis and the organisms associated with it has evolved in the past few years. What started as isolated observations of infections in animals grew to an examination of occasional pathogens in immunocompromised immunocompromised /im·mu·no·com·pro·mised/ (-kom´pro-mizd) having the immune response attenuated by administration of immunosuppressive drugs, by irradiation, by malnutrition, or by certain disease processes (e.g., cancer).  animals and humans, and then to the study of ubiquitous worldwide infections. The literature and diversity of subject matter associated with this disease have grown enormously. Since the publication in 1990 of Ronald Fayer's first book, Cryptosporidiosis of Man and Animals, over 1,000 new scientific articles have been published, making it difficult for experts and others interested in this area to keep current. The first chapter of Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis summarizes much of the data on taxonomy, life cycles, morphology, host species, and control methods from the earlier book. The nine subsequent chapters reflect subject areas that have been emphasized in the scientific literature and that have been of greatest concern to the public health, medical, veterinary, and research communities: namely, diagnosis, epidemiology, waterborne events, prevention and treatment, immunity, biochemistry, cultivation, laboratory animal models, and molecular biology molecular biology, scientific study of the molecular basis of life processes, including cellular respiration, excretion, and reproduction. The term molecular biology was coined in 1938 by Warren Weaver, then director of the natural sciences program at the Rockefeller . This book serves as a guide for research biologists, public health workers, physicians, veterinarians, clinical laboratory technicians, and others concerned about human and animal health and the safety of food, drinking water drinking water

supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g.
, and recreational water.

288 pages, hardcover. Member: $102.80. Nonmember: $120.00. Catalog #678.

The following two books provide a broader understanding of microorganisms in general and the impact they have on public health:

Emerging Infections: Microbial microbial

pertaining to or emanating from a microbe.


microbial digestion
the breakdown of organic material, especially feedstuffs, by microbial organisms.
 Threats to Health in the United States

Institute of Medicine (1992)

This volume presents a historical perspective on infectious disease Infectious disease

A pathological condition spread among biological species. Infectious diseases, although varied in their effects, are always associated with viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular parasites and aberrant proteins known as prions.
. It highlights risk factors for the emergence of microbial threats to health and warns against complacency in public health. Emerging Infections is a study reference for NEHA's R.E.H.S./R.S. and C.F.S.P. exams.

294 pages, softcover. Member: $40. Nonmember: $50. Catalog #536.

Microbes and People: An A-Z of Microorganisms in Our Lives

Neeraja Sankaran (2000)

Microbes and People: An A-Z of Microorganisms in Our Lives helps readers explore and understand the effects bacteria, viruses, and other microscopic organisms have on everyday life. The entries in this comprehensive, A-Z reference source are illustrated with numerous photographs. Helpful charts and tables enhance the text. Special information on noticeable diseases, a chronology of recent outbreaks of E. coli E. coli: see Escherichia coli.
E. coli
 in full Escherichia coli

Species of bacterium that inhabits the stomach and intestines. E. coli can be transmitted by water, milk, food, or flies and other insects.
 infections, a recommended immunization immunization: see immunity; vaccination.  schedule, and a chronology of epidemics in history also are included.

297 pages, hardcover. Member: $62.95. Nonmember: $73.50. Catalog #1003.

Expand your knowledge of toxicology with this comprehensive resource book:

Toxicology: Principles and Applications

Raymond J.M. Niesink, John de Vries John de Vries (born April 3, 1966, New South Wales, Australia), is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and Australian Formula Holden. He raced in the IRL 2002 season with 4 career starts and 1 DNS. , and Mannfred A. Hollinger (1996) Focusing on basic principles and concepts of toxicology, this book includes 200 tables of toxicological data. The material is divided into six sections:

1. Fundamental Principles,

2. Molecular Aspects of Toxicity,

3. Organ Toxicology,

4. Organs Involved in Absorption and Elimination,

5. Organs Involved in Maintaining Homeostasis homeostasis

Any self-regulating process by which a biological or mechanical system maintains stability while adjusting to changing conditions. Systems in dynamic equilibrium reach a balance in which internal change continuously compensates for external change in a feedback
, and

6. Application Areas.

Each section contains several chapters, and each heavily illustrated chapter is a complete study unit with a table of contents, an introduction, a learning core, a self-test, feedback, and a summary.

1,283 pages, hardcover. Member: $200. Nonmember: $215.95. Catalog #790.

Library Corner is designed to supplement the articles and columns in each issue by describing additional information resources pertaining to featured topics. If a particular Journal article piques your interest, check the Library Corner--more information may be available. For your convenience, the sources cited in Library Corner will be available for purchase through NEHA NEHA National Environmental Health Association
NEHA National Executive Housekeepers Association
NEHA Northern Estates Homeowners Association (Indianapolis, Indiana) 
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