Environmental Health Engineering in the Tropics An Introductory Text

Name: Environmental Health Engineering in the Tropics An Introductory Text
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ISBN: 9780471938859

ISBN-10: 0471938858

ISBN-13: 9780471938859

Edition: 2nd 1993 (Revised)

Authors: Sandy Cairncross, Richard G. Feachem

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Many major infectious diseases in tropical and developing countries are amenable to control by environmental measures. This book describes these infections and the measures that may be used effectively against them. The infections described include the diarrhoeal diseases, the common gut worms, guinea worm, schistosomiasis, malaria, bancroftian filariasis and other mosquito-borne infections. The environmental interventions that receive most attention are domestic water supplies and improved excreta disposal. Appropriate technology for these interventions, and also their impact in infectious diseases, are documented in detail. The book is intended both for those from an engineering…

Book details

List price: $73.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/20/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 324
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Health and Pollution


Engineering and Infectious Disease


Health and Water Chemistry


Water Quality and Standards


Water Supply


Water Supplies in Developing Countries


Rural Water Supply


Urban Water Supply and Water Treatment


Excreta and Refuse: Treatment, Disposal and Re-Use


Excreta Disposal in Developing Countries


Types of Excreta Disposal System


Planning a Sanitation Program


Waste Water Treatment


Surface Water Drainage


Refuse Collection and Disposal


Composting


Health Aspects of Waste Re-use


Environmental Modifications and Vector-Borne Diseases


Engineering Control of Arthropod Vectors


Dams, Irrigation and Health


Schistosomiasis


Appendices


Index