Clay's Handbook of Environmental Health - Hardcover

Clay, Henry H.

9780412394805: Clay's Handbook of Environmental Health

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0412394804 ISBN 13: 9780412394805

Publisher: Spon E & F N (UK), 1991

This classic, definitive reference work for all those involved in environmental health is now available in its 19th edition. Significant changes include those made to chapters on food safety and hygiene, environmental protection, the organisation and management of environmental health in the UK, port health, and waste management. New chapters have been added on health development, an introduction to health and housing, contaminated land, and environmental health in emergency planning, as well as a new glossary of abbreviations and acronyms. New material on training and standards, IT, practical risk assessment, and investigatory powers is also included. Each chapter reflects the wider background against which the subjects must be studied and the new concepts and approaches that have emerged over the past few years.

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Review:

"Annotated." -SCITECH BOOK NEWS, Spetember 2004 "Recommended for environmental health professionals and students. Highly essential for medical libraries and academic libraries with environmental health curricula." ." -April Brazill, Reference Librarian, Southampton College, E-streams Volume 8 No.9, September 2005

Synopsis:

The new approaches which have been applied in the preparation of this edition are: the need to identify the objectives and the framework which overlie the function and recognition of the widening professional and technical aspects of the environmental health service in the UK. Whilst each chapter contains a description of the legislative framework and main legal provisions appropriate to it, the editor has avoided the verbatim quotation of large segments of law. Essentially, "Clay" is a textbook for both the pupil and the officer of whatever qualification involved in environmental health, and is a review of the law, administration and practice of the activity. It is intended that the book should also be of benefit to those other professionals (public health physicians, veterinary surgeons, micro-biologists, engineers, lawyers, housing officers, scientists and others) and their pupils who are making increasingly significant contributions to environmental health. Environmental health technicians and other support staff are now assisting in the provision of services in a rapidly expanding way, and this volume is aimed at assisting them and their trainees.

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