Environmental Health in Central and Eastern Europe [Paperback]

This book presents the latest research in quantifying complex mixtures in the environment and analyzing their potential impact on human health. Many of the manuscripts reported in these proceedings represent the most up-to-date measurements of population exposures in Central and Eastern Europe. These studies are of value to health and environmental professionals around the world as they develop strategies for assessing exposures, remediating contaminated environments, and improving public health.

Complex chemical mixtures impact our health every day. In the United States, and also in Central and Eastern Europe, there are a number of locations where complex chemical mixtures have been released to environmental media. Although exposure to mixtures is common, minimal information exists to quantify these exposures, or to determine their impact on human or ecological receptors. These proceedings present some of the most current research conducted to quantify complex mixtures in the environment and investigate their potential impact on human health. Many of the manuscripts reported in these proceedings represent the most up-to-date measurements of population exposures in Central and Eastern Europe. These studies are of value to health and environmental professionals around the world as they develop strategies for assessing exposures, remediating contaminated environments, and improving public health.

Contributing Authors.- Dedication.- Preface.- Acknowledgments.- Introduction.- Mortality in Northwestern Bohemia in Periods of High and Low Air Pollution.- Air Pollution in Teplice and Prachatice in 1995 and 2003: a Comparison After 8 years.- Genotoxic Activity Of Ambient Air Pollution In Three European Cities: Prague, Koaice And Sofia: An In Vitro Study.- Human Exposure To Polyhalogenated Hydrocarbons And Incidence Of Selected Malignancies.- Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Incidence In Relation To Arsenic Exposure: 20 Years Of Observation.- Ecl3}