Praise for the first edition: "This book is a tour de force it is really five books combined into one. With its many examples, clear explanations, and emphasis on big picture themes and relevance, it is an astonishingly interesting read.a coherent, timely, and readable book." -- Rose Goldman, Harvard Medical School, in Global Public Health 2007;2:316-18. "The books 36 chapters contain highly pertinent insights and information on environmental issues that go beyond the usual boundaries of classic environmental health. Among the many excellent chapters are the ones on climate change, ecology, urbanization, environmental justice, developing nations, health care services, energy production, genetics, indoor air pollution, religious issues, clinical services, legal remedies, environmental health policy, and transportation." -- Bernard Goldstein, University of Pittsburgh, in Environmental Health Perspectives 2006;114:A672. Environmental Health: From Global to Local (2nd Edition) by Howard Frumkin (editor) is a comprehensive core text on environmental health for students in public health, preventive medicine, community health, other health sciences, and environmental health. Its also ideal for students in industrial hygiene, epidemiology, biostatistics, medicine, nursing, engineering, biology, chemistry, as well as toxicology. The book covers the major issues in contemporary environmental health, including air, surface water, and ground water contamination, food safety, occupational health, radiation, chemical and physical hazards, vector control, and injuries. The book also emphasizes issues of international interest, such as health effects of global climate change, and rapid industrialization, and developing nations' perspectives on potable water supply, water pollution, indoor and ambient air pollution, sanitation, food safety, and waste management. Also included are the technical foundations of environmental hazards, their impacts on public health, and the role of social, political, and regulatory factors in assessing, controlling, and preventing environmental hazards. Each chapter  is being updated, with substantially more coverage in chapters on on toxicology, exposure assessment ,  climate change, population pressure, developing nations and urbanization, energy production/use and health, healthy cities, soil/landfill and hazardous waste, healthy building, and disaster preparedness. Perfect for the student or the practitioner needing an up to date reference, each chapter includes learning objectives, key points, and discussion questions. Faculty will appreciate an instructors' manual that includes lecture outlines and test banks.