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Front cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Editors' biography -- Part 1 The environment and its critical nexus with public health -- Chapter 1 Bacterial and viral contaminants in drinking water: Why do they really matter to us -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Scarcity of drinking water -- 1.1.2 Water pollution -- 1.1.3 Contaminants in water -- 1.2 Microorganisms associated with water -- 1.2.1 Protozoans -- 1.2.2 Fungi -- 1.2.3 Bacteria -- 1.2.4 Waterborne bacteria and their related diseases -- 1.2.5 Sources of bacteria in drinking water -- 1.2.6 Antibiotic resistant bacteria in drinking water -- 1.2.7 Waterborne viruses in drinking water -- 1.2.8 Waterborne viruses that are of primary concern -- 1.2.9 Sources of viral contaminants in drinking water -- 1.2.10 Waterborne viral pathogens disease outbreak -- 1.2.11 Challenges associated with detection of drinking waterborne viruses -- 1.2.12 Health effect of viral pathogens in drinking water -- References -- Chapter 2 The health of our environment and Sustainable Development Goal 3 -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The environment and total well-being -- 2.3 The nature of our environment -- 2.3.1 The atmosphere -- 2.3.2 The hydrosphere -- 2.3.3 The lithosphere/geosphere -- 2.3.4 The biosphere -- 2.4 Environmental health challenges -- 2.4.1 Environmental pollution -- 2.4.2 Climate change -- 2.4.3 Noise -- 2.5 Perspectives -- 2.6 Conclusion -- References -- Part 2 Atmospheric pollution and control -- Chapter 3 Air pollution: Prevention and control strategies -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Factors to consider in designing air pollution control strategy -- 3.3 Prevention and control strategies -- 3.3.1 Cyclone collector -- 3.3.2 Electrostatic precipitator -- 3.3.3 Scrubbers -- 3.3.4 Biofilters -- 3.3.5 Cryogenic condensers -- 3.3.6 Bioremediation method of control of air pollution.