Environmental Deterioration and Human Health (eBook)

Natural and anthropogenic determinants
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2013 | 2014
XV, 421 Seiten
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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.



Abdul Malik is Associate Professor and Former Chairman (Head), Department of Agricultural Microbiology. He has been awarded several International fellowships, awards and honors including DBT CREST, DAAD fellowship (Germany), BOYSCAST overseas fellowship, Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Fund award etc. He has collaborative project with TU Berlin and University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. He has received research grants from several funding agencies of the Govt. of India including DST, CSIR, UGC as Principal Investigator. Dr. Malik has published a number of research papers in leading scientific journals of the world and edited Five books published by the leading international Publishers. His major areas of Research are Environmental Microbiology, Ecotoxicology, and Agricultural Microbiology.

Elisabeth Grohmann is Professor at the Institute of Biology, Section Microbiology, at Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany. She received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Technical University, Graz, Austria. In 2003 she completed her habilitation (Venia legendi) in Molecular Biology at the Institute of Environmental Engineering, Technical University Berlin, Germany. Her research focuses on conjugative plasmids and the elucidation of the antibiotic resistance transfer mechanism.

Rais Akhtar is Adjunct Professor at the International Institute of Health Management and Research, New Delhi. Formerly Professor of Geography, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, National Fellow, ICSSR, and Emeritus Scientist, CSIR, in Geography, JNU, New Delhi, India. Recipient of a number of international fellowships like Leverhulme Fellowship (University of Liverpool), Henry Chapman Fellowship etc (University of London), and Visiting Professor University of Paris. His major thrust areas of research are Environment and health and sustainable development with focus on climate change and health scenario.


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.

Abdul Malik is Associate Professor and Former Chairman (Head), Department of Agricultural Microbiology. He has been awarded several International fellowships, awards and honors including DBT CREST, DAAD fellowship (Germany), BOYSCAST overseas fellowship, Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Fund award etc. He has collaborative project with TU Berlin and University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. He has received research grants from several funding agencies of the Govt. of India including DST, CSIR, UGC as Principal Investigator. Dr. Malik has published a number of research papers in leading scientific journals of the world and edited Five books published by the leading international Publishers. His major areas of Research are Environmental Microbiology, Ecotoxicology, and Agricultural Microbiology. Elisabeth Grohmann is Professor at the Institute of Biology, Section Microbiology, at Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany. She received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Technical University, Graz, Austria. In 2003 she completed her habilitation (Venia legendi) in Molecular Biology at the Institute of Environmental Engineering, Technical University Berlin, Germany. Her research focuses on conjugative plasmids and the elucidation of the antibiotic resistance transfer mechanism. Rais Akhtar is Adjunct Professor at the International Institute of Health Management and Research, New Delhi. Formerly Professor of Geography, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, National Fellow, ICSSR, and Emeritus Scientist, CSIR, in Geography, JNU, New Delhi, India. Recipient of a number of international fellowships like Leverhulme Fellowship (University of Liverpool), Henry Chapman Fellowship etc (University of London), and Visiting Professor University of Paris. His major thrust areas of research are Environment and health and sustainable development with focus on climate change and health scenario.

Sections I: Environmental Quality Deterioration and HealthEnvironmental Deterioration and Human Health: An Overview, Farhana Masood, Elisabeth Grohmann, Rais Akhtar and Abdul MalikEnvironment and health in Italian Cities: the case of Taranto Cosimo Palagiano, and Tiziana BaniniEnvironmental Concerns of the Tanning Industry, Farhana Masood and Abdul MalikEnvironmental and health effects of textile industry wastewater, Sana Khan and Abdul MalikApplications of Bacillus thuringiensis for prevention of environmental deterioration, Showkat Ahmad Lone, Abdul Malik and Jasdeep Chatrath Padaria, India Section II:  Pollution and Health Insecticides: Impact on the Environment and Human Health, M. Shafiq Ansari, Maher Ahmed Moraiet and Salman AhmadSpread of Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment: Impact on Human Health, Melanie Broszat and Elisabeth GrohmannPersistent Organic Chemicals of Emerging Environmental Concern - persistence and bioavailability, Luciana PereiraApplication of microorganisms in bioremediation of environment from heavy metals Katarzyna Hrynkiewicz and Christel BaumOrganochlorine Pesticide Residues in Foodstuffs, Fish, Wildlife and Human Tissues from India: Historical Trend and Contamination Status, V. Dhananjayan, B. RavichandranManagement of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Leachate: A Global Environmental Issue, Meththika Vithanage, S.S.R.M.D.H.R. Wijesekara, S.S. Mayakaduwa, A.R. Siriwardana, Y.S. Ok Section III Climate Change and Health Climate change and migration: Food insecurity as a driver and outcome of climate change related migration, Celia McMichaelClimate Change and Vector Borne Diseases in Latin America, Ulisses E, C Confalonieri Climate change and geo-environmental problems in Indian desert, H.S. Sharma, IndiaGeoecology of Malaria in India: Historical perspective and a case study of Western Rajasthan, India, Rais Akhtar Section IV  Water Quality, Exposure and Health Spring Water Quality and Human Health in  Foothill Settlements of Pir Panjal Range in  Anantnag and Kulgam Districts of  J & K State – India, .G.M.Rather; Rafiq A. Hajam; Sajad A.Wani,  Suhaib A. Bandh & ,T.A.Kanth, India Dietary Exposure to arsenic as an anthropogenic factor: Beyond the recommended diet Rebeca Monroy Torres, NC, Land Use Changes and their Impact on Water Resources in Himalayas, Prakash C. TiwariTiwari and Bhagwati Joshi 

Erscheint lt. Verlag 11.12.2013
Zusatzinfo XV, 421 p. 45 illus., 35 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Dordrecht
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitsfachberufe
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Arbeits- / Sozial- / Umweltmedizin
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Klinische Umweltmedizin
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung
Technik Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
Weitere Fachgebiete Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
Schlagworte Climate change and migration • Environmental quality deterioration • Human health • Pollution exposure • water quality • Water Quality and Water Pollution
ISBN-10 94-007-7890-2 / 9400778902
ISBN-13 978-94-007-7890-0 / 9789400778900
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