Academic Press Environmental and Health Management of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Environmental and Health Management of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) examines mitigation measures that can be adopted at the time of a novel coronavirus outbreak to lessen environmental contamination and impacts on human health. The book discusses origin, structure and pathogenesis, epidemiology, environmental transmission and the potential spread routes of COVID-19 via surfaces, air, water, wastewater, medical waste and food products. It also covers guidelines and protocols for setting safety conditions to provide adequate health care and reduce the risk of infection in health and non-healthcare settings, along with preventative measures and disinfection technologies. In addition, the book discusses challenges, opportunities and future perspectives, the global crisis, and global consequences on the environment and health. With contributions from experts, this book presents a multidisciplinary reference resource for virologists, microbiologists, public health professionals, environmental health managers and others engaged in the study and mitigation of the environmental and health impacts of the virus. Review Provides a consolidated resource on the health impact of COVID-19 that is ideal for virologists, microbiologists, public health professionals, and more From the Back Cover Environmental and Health Management of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) examines the measures that can be adopted at the time of a novel coronavirus outbreak to mitigate environmental contamination and impact on human health. Organized into four sections, the book begins with the origin, structure, and pathogenesis of human COVID-19. It goes on to discuss the epidemiology, environmental transmission and potential spread routes of the virus via surfaces, air, water, wastewater, medical waste, and food products. The book also covers guidelines and protocols for setting safety conditions to provide adequate health care and reducing the risk of infection in health and non-health care settings as well as preventive measures and environmental disinfection technologies for the removal of COVID-19. The book also takes a look at the challenges, opportunities, and future perspectives, the global crisis, and global consequences on the environment and health. With contributions from experts, Environmental and Health Management of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is a multidisciplinary reference that provides a consolidated resource for virologists, microbiologists, public health professionals, environmental health managers and others engaged in the study and mitigation of the environmental and health impact of the virus. About the Author Dr. Mohammad Hadi Dehghani is a Professor at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Engineering in Tehran, Iran. His scientific research interests include environmental science (environmental pollution, air quality, air pollution, waste management, health risk assessment). He is the author of various research studies published in national and international journals and conference proceedings. He has authored 12 books, edited 6 books with Elsevier, and more than 200 full papers published in peer-reviewed journals. He is an editorial board member, guest editor and reviewer for many internal and international journals and is a member of several international science committees. He has a supervisor and advisor for PhD and MSc theses at the TUMS. He is currently also a member of the Iranian Association of Environmental Health and member of the Institute for Environmental Research at the TUMS. Dr. Rama Rao Karri is a Senior Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Brunei. He received his M. Tech. from IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, and a PhD from IIT Delhi, Delhi, India, both in Chemical Engineering. He worked as Postdoc at the National Unive