Sanitarians' work with indoor-tanning businesses: findings from interviews in two major metropolitan areas.The resource described below addresses a broad range of environmental health issues. It also includes a chapter on radiation exposure and safety. Environmental Engineering (Fifth Edition) Edited by Joseph A. Salvato, Nelson L. Nemerow, and Franklin J. Agardy (2003) Upholding the reputation of its predecessors as the most trusted single-source handbook on the subject, this new edition of Environmental Engineering provides up-to-date, practical guidance on a full range of environmental issues, while delivering the critical material on the sanitation management and engineering methods used by today's leaders in the field. Environmental Engineering addresses the elements of environmental control in urban, suburban, and rural settings--including general design, construction, maintenance, and operation details related to plants and structures. It provides new material on topics such as * soil and groundwater remediation, * radiation exposure and safety, * environmental emergencies and preparedness, * hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. remediation, * incineration incineration the act of burning to ashes. , * transport of pollutants pollutants see environmental pollution. , * communicable communicable /com·mu·ni·ca·ble/ (kah-mu´ni-kah-b'l) capable of being transmitted from one person to another. com·mu·ni·ca·ble adj. Transmittable between persons or species; contagious. and noninfectious diseases, * food protection, * noise control, * water filtration system technology, and * solid waste management. Environmental Engineering is an essential reference for environmental and civil engineers, environmental consultants and scientists, and regulatory and safety professionals in the public and private sectors, and it is a study reference for NEHA's R.E.H.S./R.S., C.F.S.P., and C.E.H.T. exams. 1,544 pages, hardcover. Member: $214.95. Nonmember: $239.95. Catalog #58. Library Corner is designed to supplement the articles in each issue by describing additional information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. 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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