Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Environmental Health

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Takemi Otsuki
Takemi Otsuki

Kawasaki Medical School,
Japan

Published15 December 2021

Doi10.5772/intechopen.91535

ISBN978-1-83968-721-1

Print ISBN978-1-83968-720-4

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-83968-722-8

Copyright year2021

Number of pages256

Environmental Health discusses environmental effects on human health. It examines heavy metal pollution, biological effects of arsenic (on reproductive health, especially), effects of soil organic carbon, chemical pollution of drinking water, climate change and vector-borne diseases, marine fuels, particulate matter, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

1. Land Use Change Affects Soil Organic Carbon: An Indicator of Soil Health

By Lucy W. Ngatia, Daniel Moriasi, Johnny M. Grace III, Riqiang Fu, Cassel S. Gardner and Robert W. Taylor

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505
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3. Particulate Matter and Human Health

By Karuna Singh and Dhananjay Tripathi

488
3
4. Heavy Metals in the Environment and Health Impact

By Myriam El Ati-Hellal and Fayçal Hellal

755
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5. The Challenge of Water in the Sanitary Conditions of the Populations Living in the Slums of Port-au-Prince: The Case of Canaan

By Yolette Jérôme, Magline Alexis, David Telcy, Pascal Saffache and Evens Emmanuel

460
6. Impact of Arsenic on Reproductive Health

By Sweety Nath Barbhuiya, Dharmeswar Barhoi and Sarbani Giri

489
3
452
2
8. Sustainable Use of Biochar in Environmental Management

By Ammal Abukari, Ziblim Abukari Imoro, Abubakari Zarouk Imoro and Abudu Ballu Duwiejuah

628
3
9. Reproductive Toxicity of Arsenic: What We Know and What We Need to Know?

By Hafiz Ishfaq Ahmad, Muhammad Bilal Bin Majeed, Abdul Jabbar, Ruqia Arif and Gulnaz Afzal

647
2
467
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11. Microplastics and Environmental Health: Assessing Environmental Hazards in Haiti

By Daphenide St. Louis, Ammcise Apply, Daphnée Michel and Evens Emmanuel

443
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12. A Review of Alternative Marine Fuels

By Şevket Süleyman İrtem

463
13. Vector-Borne Diseases and Climate Change in the Environmental Context in Haiti

By Ketty Balthazard-Accou, Max François Millien, Daphnée Michel, Gaston Jean, David Telcy and Evens Emmanuel

684
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