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Water, water quality and health (Chapter 3 in Book entitled: Environmental Tracking for Public Health Surveillance).
Citation:
Jagai, J., D. Castronovo, J. McEntee, E. Naumova, AND M. Koch. Water, water quality and health (Chapter 3 in Book entitled: Environmental Tracking for Public Health Surveillance). Chapter 3, S. A. Morain and A. M. Budge (ed.), Environmental Tracking for Public Health Surveillance. Taylor & Francis Group, London, Uk, 1:87-128, (2012).
Impact/Purpose:
This chapter is on the use of remote sensing data as a proxy for environmental exposure to infectious diseases.
Description:
This chapter identifies the role environmental tracking plays in identifying public health water hazard and water quality issues. It outlines public health issues to be examined and provides an integrated overview of water and diseases by combining knowledge of the hydrological cycle, which describes how water serves as a significant component of exposure pathways, with the tenents of public health surveillance.