ABSTRACT
This comprehensive handbook provides an authoritative source of information on global water and health, suitable for interdisciplinary teaching for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students. It covers both developing and developed country concerns.
It is organized into sections covering: hazards (including disease, chemicals and other contaminants); exposure; interventions; intervention implementation; distal influences; policies and their implementation; investigative tools; and historic cases. It offers 71 analytical and engaging chapters, each representing a session of teaching or graduate seminar.
Written by a team of expert authors from around the world, many of whom are actively teaching the subject, the book provides a thorough and balanced overview of current knowledge, issues and relevant debates, integrating information from the environmental, health and social sciences.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |12 pages
Introduction
part |2 pages
Part I Water-related hazards
chapter |5 pages
Introduction to water-related hazards
chapter |13 pages
Waterborne and water-washed disease
chapter |20 pages
Water-based disease and microbial growth
chapter |8 pages
Water-related insect vectors of disease Arne Bomblies
chapter |12 pages
Health impacts of water carriage
chapter |7 pages
Hazards from Legionella
chapter |9 pages
Toxic cyanobacteria
chapter |15 pages
Chemical hazards
chapter |13 pages
Radionuclides in water
part |2 pages
Part II Sources of exposure
chapter |7 pages
Introduction to exposure pathways
chapter |7 pages
Drinking water contamination
chapter |8 pages
Recreational water contamination
chapter |12 pages
Water and foodborne contamination
chapter |12 pages
Waterborne zoonoses
part |2 pages
Part III Interventions: what do we do to reduce exposure
chapter |6 pages
Introduction to interventions to reduce water-related disease
chapter |12 pages
Drinking-water supply
chapter |11 pages
Drinking water treatment
chapter |7 pages
Wastewater treatment
chapter |13 pages
Household water treatment and safe storage
chapter |11 pages
Water for hygiene
chapter |8 pages
Water safety plans
chapter |9 pages
System maintenance and sustainability
chapter |19 pages
Managing chemical hazards
part |2 pages
Part IV Implementing interventions
chapter |10 pages
Introduction: settings-based approaches
chapter |8 pages
Household-focused interventions
chapter |11 pages
Water in schools
chapter |14 pages
Water and hydration in the workplace
chapter |10 pages
Health care settings
chapter |9 pages
Water supply in rural communities
chapter |8 pages
Integrated urban water management
part |2 pages
PART V Distal inuences
chapter |5 pages
Introduction: distal influences
chapter |7 pages
Water scarcity
chapter |9 pages
Climate change
chapter |11 pages
Poverty
chapter |10 pages
Emergencies and disasters
chapter |6 pages
Population and demographics
chapter |8 pages
Water reuse
chapter |6 pages
War and conflict
part |2 pages
Part VI Policies and their implementation
chapter |7 pages
Introduction to policies and regulations on water and health
chapter |7 pages
Integrated Water Resources Management
chapter |14 pages
International policy
chapter |8 pages
Drinking water quality regulations
chapter |13 pages
Recreational outdoor water regulations
chapter |8 pages
Regulation of swimming pools
chapter |8 pages
Wastewater regulations
chapter |14 pages
Water charges and subsidies
chapter |9 pages
Water exchange systems
chapter |7 pages
Information in water and health
chapter |8 pages
The human rights framework for water services
chapter |9 pages
Menstrual hygiene management and WASH
chapter |12 pages
Health Impact Assessment
part |2 pages
Part VII Investigative tools
chapter |6 pages
Introduction: investigative tools
chapter |7 pages
Epidemiology
chapter |12 pages
Quantitative microbial risk assessment
chapter |14 pages
Burden of disease assessment
chapter |9 pages
Water monitoring and testing
chapter |8 pages
Indicators of microbial quality
chapter |7 pages
Pollutant transport modelling
chapter |8 pages
Geographic Information Systems and spatial analysis
chapter |10 pages
Demand assessment and valuation
chapter |9 pages
Cost–benefit analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis
part |2 pages
Part VIII Learning from history