Winston Harrington, Alan J Krupnick, Walter O Spofford Jr

Economics and Episodic Disease

The Benefits of Preventing a Giardiasis Outbreak

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Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1991, Economics and Episodic Disease emphasises the importance of Federal and State drinking water standards to protect the population from contamination whilst also commenting how regulations can be applied to other areas within public health as well as how to appraise the damage caused to surface water by the release of hazardous substances. This title will be of interest to students of Environmental Studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9781138955974
• ISBN-10: 1138955973
• Artikelnr.: 42950485

Autorenporträt

Harrington, Winston; Krupnick, Alan J.; Spofford Jr., Walter O.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures and Tables
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
Part 1: Methods
2. The Nature of Giardiasis and of Community Outbreaks 3. Measuring Losses to Individuals 4. Measuring Losses to Businesses and Government Agencies
Part 2: Luzerne County Case Study
5. The Luzerne County Outbreak 6. Estimating Losses to Individuals 7. Estimating Losses to Businesses and Government Agencies 8. Summary of Losses and Policy Implications for Luzerne County
Part 3: Research Needs
9. Research Needs
About the Authors
Index