Environmental deterioration and human health [electronic resource] : natural and anthropogenic determinants / Abdul Malik, Elisabeth Grohmann, Rais Akhtar, editors.

9789400778900 electronic book
9400778902 electronic book
9789400778894

Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, [2014]

©2014

English

1 online resource (418 pages) : illustrations.

GE140 .E58 2014eb

613.1

This book discusses the natural and anthropogenic determinants of the environment and their impact on human health. It throws light on the perspectives of climate change with case studies from Australia, India, Italy, and Latin America. Themes covered are ecology of antibiotic resistant microorganisms, pesticide and heavy metal (arsenic) problems in natural environment; molecular advances in understanding of microbial interactions; ecological studies of human/animal health and diseases; food security, technological developments and more. The various chapters incorporate both theoretical and applied aspects and may serve as baseline information for future research through which significant development is possible.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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