Principles and Practice of Environmental Medicine

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Summary: Great reference book!
Review: This book has been extremely valuable to me ever since I began working as a hazardous waste epidemiologist. When people ask me questions about environmental health that fall outside my area of personal expertise, it is the first book that I check as a reference. It is getting a little old, however, and I had logged on to see if by chance there was a more up to date edition. Nonetheless, despite its age, it covers all of the basics really well. It pulls together clinical, epidemiological, and toxicological evidence as well as information on environmental regulation and sources of contamination. There is a comprehensive list of chemicals affecting every organ system, and the book also includes chapters that are organized by type of exposure such as air and water pollutants. It also talks about broader trends in pollution. If you need a good reference book, I highly recommend it!