Recently added articles from Journal of Environmental Health:
The environmental health industry: salute to the private sector.(President's Message)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Introduction Environmental health professionals are found in many sectors throughout the workforce. Many of us work in academia, federal government (to include the uniformed services), state government, and local government. Some EH professionals also work in private practice, ...
Evaluation of respiratory symptoms and their possible association with residential indoor bioaerosol concentrations and other environmental influences.(Report)
Nov 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction Typically, indoor air quality has been related to indoor pollution caused by combustion sources, tobacco products, household chemical products, or central heating and cooling systems (Sundell, 2004). Over time, researchers ...
Swine flu: environmental health gets a patient's-eye view.(Inside the Profession)
Nov 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "It was ironic," said Chuck Higgins, who directs the Office of Public Health in the National Park Service (NPS). Several months ago, NPS placed him in charge of swine flu preparations for the agency. And, as Higgins put it, he "prepared too well." Last ...
Recirculating vertical flow constructed wetland: green alternative to treating both human and animal sewage.(Report)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Introduction Conventional septic systems commonly used to treat residential sewage in areas without sanitary sewers are considered a primary contaminant source for surface or underground water supplies (Whitehill, Brian-Tercha, & Davis, 2003), including human drinking water ...
Achieving compliance with environmental health-related land use planning conditions in Hong Kong: perspectives from traditional motivation theories.(INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES)(Report)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Introduction A General Overview of Land Use Planning in Hong Kong In Hong Kong, Outline Zoning Plan (OZP) and land leases govern land use. Under the current OZP, two cases occur where uses or developments are always permitted. (1) Uses and developments are always ...