Wetlands and Human Health

In: Wetlands: Ecology, Conservation and Management Ser. v.5

Abstract

Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Wetlands as Settings for Human Health-the Benefits and the Paradox -- Introduction -- The Human-Wetland Nexus -- Wetlands as Settings for Human Health -- References -- Public Health Perspectives on Water Systems and Ecology -- Introduction -- Water Systems From a Public Health Perspective -- Principles of Health Risk Assessment -- Principles of Epidemiology in Relation to Water-Borne Exposures -- Principles of Disease Surveillance in Relation to Water-Borne Exposures -- Wetlands as Settings for Human Health -- References -- Wetlands and People's Wellbeing: Basic Needs, Food Security and Medicinal Properties -- Introduction -- Food Security -- Water Supplies -- Shelter -- Subsistence Income -- Traditional Medicines and New Natural Products -- Traditional Medicines -- New Natural Products -- Conclusion -- References -- Wetlands as Sites of Exposure to Water-Borne Infectious Diseases -- Human Exposure to Wetlands -- Infectious Diseases in Wetlands -- Diseases Transmitted via the Faecal-Oral Route -- Diseases Transmitted via Skin or Mucous Membrane Contact -- Environmental and Anthropogenic Drivers of Infectious Disease Transmission in Wetlands -- Climate -- Human Activities -- Biodiversity Loss -- Wetland Degradation and Vulnerability: A Vicious Cycle -- The Future of Infectious Disease Dynamics in Wetlands -- Reducing Infectious Diseases in Wetlands -- Conclusion -- References -- Ecosystem Approaches to Human Exposures to Pollutants and Toxicants in Wetlands: Examples, Dilemmas and Alternatives -- Introduction -- Soil or Water-Borne Organic or Inorganic Chemicals -- Metals -- Nutrients -- The Case of Disinfection By-Products (DBP's) -- Soil or Water-Borne Microbial Toxins -- Atmospheric Particles or Chemicals -- Conclusions -- Appendix -- References.