Distills what is known about environmental health during an emergency or disaster. Draws on results from the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, and on experience with sustainable development between the two Earth Summits. The volume is intended for practitioners, as well as for policy makers and researchers, and thus covers both general and technical aspects of environmental h…
Raw technical data from an engineering perspective makes this book a uniquely useful tool. Everything you'd need to know in a concise, handy format on common industrial gases and chemicals, checklists for exhaust fan maintenance, indoor air contaminant sources and much more. Chapters include terms and equations, nomographs and charts, thermal conditions, ergonomics, PPE and respirators, standar…