{"product_id":"environmental-policy-and-public-health-isbn-9780470593431","title":"Environmental Policy and Public Health","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis textbook provides an overview of the major environmental policy issues, past and present, and explains the interplay among law, science, and advocacy as related to environmental policymaking in the United States and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Policy and Public Health examines the main sources of pollution and threats to environmental integrity and explores the consequences of pollution on the environment and the population. Throughout the book, noted environmental policy expert William N. Rom explains the legal basis for environmental action, beginning with the Clean Air Act, the Wilderness Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, and international treaties. In addition to providing information about existing laws, the author presents potential policy alternatives that offer real-world solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComprehensive in scope, the book incorporates developments in law, economics, global warming, and air pollution. Environmental Policy and Public Health covers these topics and also puts an emphasis on wilderness protection. An important focus of the book is an assessment of the role of policy analysis in the formation and implementation of national and local environmental policy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompanion Web site: www.josseybass.com\/go\/rom\u003c\/p\u003e  Figures and Table ix  \u003cp\u003eForeword xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Contributors xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Clean Air Act and the National Environmental Policy Act 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Clean Air Act 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational Ambient Air Quality Standards 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eState Implementation Plans 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHazardous Air Pollutants 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Source Performance Standards 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevention of Significant Deterioration 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClean Air Interstate Quality Rule 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe National Environmental Policy Act 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eParticulate Matter 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharacteristics and Deposition 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth Effects 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCardiovascular Disease and Particulate Matter 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParticulate Matter and Public Policy 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eOzone 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth Effects 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNitrogen Oxides 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eSulfur Dioxide and Acid Rain 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSO2 Health Effects 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth Policy: National Ambient Air Quality Standards 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcid Rain 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Effects of Acid Rain and Deposition 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcid Rain and Environmental Policy 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Environmental Tobacco Smoke 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe History of Smoking and Disease 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTobacco Smoke and Disease 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth Effects of Passive Smoking 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLung Cancer Epidemiology 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarcinogens in Cigarette Smoke 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmoking Cessation 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy Controls on Tobacco and Cigarette Smoking 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Smoking Today 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eChildren’s Environmental Health: Mercury and Lead 101\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeonardo Trasande\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Unique Vulnerability of Children 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMercury as a Case Study 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLead as a Case Study 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutdoor Air Pollution as a Case Study 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe National Children’s Study 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulatory Policy and Children 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Role of Community Advocacy Groups in Environmental Protection: Example of September 11, 2001 113\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine McVay Hughes, Kimberly Flynn, Craig Hall, Joan Reibman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Disaster 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Medical Response to an Environmental Disaster: Lessons from the World Trade Center Attacks 137\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaralee Caplan-Shaw, Angeliki Kazeros, Sam Parsia, Joan Reibman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmediate Response to Environmental Exposure 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalysis of World Trade Center Dust 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRole of the Medical Community in Identifying Adverse Health Effects in Diverse Populations 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal Residents, Workers, and Children 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWTC Environmental Health Center 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe WTC Health Registry 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons Learned 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Chlorofluorocarbons and the Development of the Ozone Hole 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChlorofluorocarbons 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOzone Layer 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eField Measurements of Atmospheric Trace Species 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOzone Depletion and UV-B Radiation 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy and the Montreal Protocol 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOzone Depletion and Climate Change 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedihaler Impediments to Controlling Ozone Depletion 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eGlobal Warming Science and Consequences 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Warming Basic Science: Greenhouse Gases 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Consequences of Global Warming and Climate Change 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Health Effects 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Warming and the International Community 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eNational Green Energy Plan 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy Efficiency 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOil 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural Gas 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoal 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiofuels 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNuclear 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWind 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeothermal Energy and Hydropower 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiomass and Hut Lung 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolar 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eClimate Change Policy Options 241\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational Efforts to Prevent Climate Change 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eState, City, and Private Actions on Global Warming 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eU.S. Judiciary Branch and Climate Change 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eU.S. Executive Branch and Climate Change 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCongress: The Climate Stewardship Act of 2003 Through the Climate Security Acts of 2008 and 2009 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Factors Surrounding Global Warming and Potential Solutions 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProspects for Climate Change Legislation Going Forward 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eEnvironmental Policy and the Land: Wilderness Preservation 267\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam N. Rom, Kim Elliman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe History of Wilderness Protection 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe History of Wilderness Protection Evolving from New York State’s Leadership 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDebates over Wilderness 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems with Implementation of the Wilderness Act 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExecutive Orders for Wilderness Protection 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurrent Wilderness Legislation 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Forest Legacy Program 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Endangered Species Act 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eEnvironmental Policy and Advocacy Groups: The Wilderness Society: A Case Study 299\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam H. Meadows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFederal Public Lands and Wilderness 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Wilderness? 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Framework 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wilderness Society and Public Policy 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilderness Future 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlaska: America’s Wilderness Frontier: A Case Study 319\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArctic National Wildlife Refuge 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: National Parks, Wildlife Refuges, and Wilderness 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOil Versus Wilderness on the ANWR 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Clean Water Act and Water Ecosystems 337\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Clean Water Act 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSafe Drinking Water Act 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Ecosystems and Environmental and Public Health 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eToxic Chemicals in the Environment: Government Regulations and Public Health 355\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToxic Substances Control Act 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund) 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 407ii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam N. Rom\u003c\/b\u003e MD, MPH, is Sol and Judith Bergstein Professor of Medicine, Departments of Medicine (Pulmonary Disease) and Environmental Medicine and director of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, director of the NYU Lung Cancer Biomarker Center, and director of the Chest Service and Environmental Lung Disease Laboratory at Bellevue Hospital Center. He recently was chair of the American Thoracic Society Environmental Health Policy Committee and on staff for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for the first global warming debate in fall 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis textbook provides an overview of the major environmental policy issues, past and present, and explains the interplay among law, science, and advocacy as related to environmental policymaking in the United States and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Policy and Public Health examines the main sources of pollution and threats to environmental integrity and explores the consequences of pollution on the environment and the population. Throughout the book, noted environmental policy expert William N. Rom explains the legal basis for environmental action, beginning with the Clean Air Act, the Wilderness Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, and international treaties. In addition to providing information about existing laws, the author presents potential policy alternatives that offer real-world solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComprehensive in scope, the book incorporates developments in law, economics, global warming, and air pollution. Environmental Policy and Public Health covers these topics and also puts an emphasis on wilderness protection. 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