Environmental pollution and health hazards / David Segura.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Health -- Sociology of health and illness -- Epidemiology and distribution -- Bioremediation of industrial wastes -- Ecological issues of farming -- The socio-ecology of groundwater -- Industrial wastewater treatment -- Aquatic plants in the ecological effects of water pollution control.

"Concern for health has traditionally underlain much of the political priority given to environmental issues world over. The impact of environmental risk factors on health are extremely varied and complex in both severity and clinical significance. For example, the effects of environmental degradation on human health can range from death caused by cancer due to air pollution to psychological problems resulting from noise. Many factors influence the health of a population, including diet, sanitation, socio-economic status, literacy, and lifestyle. These factors have changed significantly during the economic transitions that have shaped present society and resulted in a considerable increase of life expectancy. Due to the rapid growth of population and industrialization environmental pollution is increasing at an alarming rate. Thus water is getting polluted by sewage and domestic effluents, industrial effluents, agricultural discharges, detergents, toxic metals and radioactive materials. Even underground water has been polluted by the leaching of various pollutants from the surface. The present book discusses the impact of environment pollution on the health of the human beings. Students, managers and technical staff related to environmental studies and practice will find this book useful"-- Back cover.