This ebook characterizes the environmental burden of ailment within the United Arab Emirates (UAE), measured via the surplus variety of deaths and health problems within the inhabitants as a result of publicity to environmental risks. The strong tools utilized in this hazard research should be utilized to any kingdom or quarter. This ebook files the systematic, multi-step method used to spot environmental priorities and the precise equipment used to quantify the illness burden because of every one probability. according to the result of the weight of sickness overview, the booklet summarizes the next steps which are prompt to extra lessen the load of sickness due to a number of environmental probability factors.
Authors and Contributors
This e-book represents the synthesis of analysis performed by means of a wide, interdisciplinary group from numerous associations and a number of international locations among June 2008 and June 2011.The lead authors are liable for weaving jointly the items ready by way of the team.Nonetheless, this booklet don't have been attainable with out significant contributions from each one group member.The checklist lower than exhibits participants to every chapter.Following this record are biographies of all the authors and contributors.
Lead Authors
Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson, Frederic J. P. Launay, Jens T. W. Thomsen, Angela Brammer, Christopher Davidson
Additional individuals (by Chapter)
Chapter 2: Prioritizing Environmental hazards to Health
Henry H. Willis, Aimee Curtright, Gary Cecchine, Zeinab S. Farah,Sandra A. Geschwind, Jianhui Hu, Ying Li, Melinda Moore, Sarah Olmstead, Hanine Salem, Regina A. Shih, J. Jason West
Chapter three: Assessing the Environmental Burden of Disease:Method Overview
Tiina Folley, Elizabeth S. tougher, Mejs Hasan
Chapter four: Burden of ailment from outdoors Air Pollution
Ying Li, Gavino Puggioni, Prahlad Jat, Mejs Hasan, Marc Serre, Kenneth G. Sexton, J. Jason West, Saravanan Arunachalam, Uma Shankar, William Vizuete, Mohammed Zuber Farooqui
Chapter five: Burden of illness from Indoor Air Pollution
Chris B. Trent
Chapter 6: Burden of sickness from Occupational Exposures
Tiina Folley, Leena A. Nylander-French
Chapter 7: Burden of illness from weather Change
Richard N. L. Andrews, Leslie Chinery, Elizabeth S. more durable, J. Jason West
Chapter eight: Burden of sickness from ingesting Water Contamination
Gregory W. Characklis, Joseph N. LoBuglio
Chapter nine: Burden of affliction from Coastal Water Pollution
Gregory W. Characklis, Leigh-Anne H. Krometis, Joseph N. LoBuglio
Chapter 10: Burden of sickness from Soil and Groundwater Contamination
Chidsanuphong Chart-asa, Stephanie Soucheray-Grell
Chapter eleven: Burden of ailment from Produce and Seafood Contamination
Leigh-Anne H. Krometis, Leslie Chinery