Pediatric Environmental Health

by Eztel, Ruth A.; Etzel, Ruth Ann; Balk, Sophie J.

• ISBN13: 9781581101119
• ISBN10: 1581101112
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: Amer Academy of Pediatrics

Summary

As each day seems to bring news of a new environmental threat to children's health, it is no wonder that environmental hazards are among the top concerns parents have for their children. When introduced in 1999, this first-of-its-kind handbook provided physicians with an invaluable tool for identifying, treating, and preventing pediatric environmental health hazards. Now the 2nd edition updates and expands the scope of the text with 10 new chapters covering emerging environmental threats, as well as updated content for a wide range of health hazards, and much more.

Table of Contents

Committee on Environmental Health	vi
Preface	vii
Contributors	x
I. Introduction and Background
Introduction	1	(8)
Developmental Toxicity: Special Considerations Based on Age and Developmental Stage	9	(16)
Breastfeeding	25	(12)
How to Take an Environmental History	37	(10)
How to Do a Home Inventory of Environmental Hazards	47	(4)
II. Chemical and Physical Hazards
Air Pollutants, Indoor	51	(18)
Air Pollutants, Outdoor	69	(18)
Arsenic	87	(12)
Asbestos	99	(14)
Carbon Monoxide	113	(12)
Electric and Magnetic Fields	125	(14)
Endocrine Disruptors	139	(8)
Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Smoking Cessation	147	(18)
Food Contaminants	165	(16)
Gasoline and Its Additives	181	(12)
Herbs, Dietary Supplements, and Other Remedies	193	(22)
Ionizing Radiation (Including Radon)	215	(20)
Irradiation of Food	235	(14)
Lead	249	(18)
Mercury	267	(16)
Nickel, Manganese, and Chromium	283	(18)
Nitrates and Nitrites in Water	301	(10)
Noise	311	(12)
Pesticides	323	(38)
Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Dibenzofurans, and Dibenzodioxins	361	(10)
Ultraviolet Light	371	(22)
Water Pollutants	393	(24)
III. Environments
Child Care Settings	417	(26)
Preconceptional and Prenatal Exposures	443	(16)
Schools	459	(18)
Waste Sites	477	(16)
Workplaces	493	(22)
IV. Complex Situations
Arts and Crafts	515	(8)
Asthma	523	(26)
Cancer	549	(24)
Chemical-Biological Terrorism	573	(12)
Environmental Disparities	585	(12)
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities	597	(12)
Nontherapeutic Use of Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture	609	(10)
Environmental Threats to Children's Health in Developing Countries	619	(16)
V. Communicating About Environmental Health
Communicating About Risk	635	(6)
Environmental Health Advocacy	641	(12)
Risk Assessment and Risk Management	653	(12)
VI. Appendices
A. AAP Policy Statements and Technical Reports From the Committee on Environmental Health	665	(6)
B. Resources for Environmental Health	671	(12)
C. Curricula for Environmental Education in Schools	683	(4)
D. Common Abbreviations	687	(4)
E. Chairs of the AAP Committee on Environmental Health	691	(2)
F. AAP Patient Education Materials Related to Environmental Health Issues	693