Environmental medicine

Principles of Environmental Medicine


Climate-Related Illnesses


Air Pollution & Respiratory Health


Water, Soil, and Food Contamination

  • Drinking water contaminants (lead, arsenic, nitrates)
  • Agricultural chemicals
  • Microplastic exposure
  • Food contamination (pesticides, aflatoxin, mercury in fish)
  • Waterborne diseases (environmental perspective)

Toxicology & Chemical Exposures


Heavy Metals

  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Diagnosis, chelation therapy, long-term effects

Occupational & Industrial Exposures

  • Silica dust silicosis
  • Asbestos asbestosis, mesothelioma
  • Coal dust pneumoconiosis
  • Organic dusts (farmer’s lung)
  • Industrial chemicals
  • Occupational asthma
  • PPE and workplace protection standards

Heat- and Cold-Related Injuries

Heat

  • Exertional heat illness

Cold

  • Hypothermia
  • Frostbite
  • Non-freezing cold injuries

Radiation & Electromagnetic Exposure

  • Ionizing radiation (X-ray, nuclear)
  • Non-ionizing radiation (UV exposure, skin cancer risk)
  • Radon exposure
  • EMF exposure (electromagnetic fields): evidence review
  • Radiation accidents & medical management
  • Electrical injury / Lighting injury

Animal bite / Marine envenomation


Environmental Carcinogens

  • Asbestos
  • Benzene
  • Radon
  • Aflatoxin
  • UV radiation
  • PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
  • Occupational cancer risks

Environmental Pediatrics

  • Lead poisoning in children
  • Neurodevelopmental effects of pollutants
  • Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (BPA, phthalates)
  • Pediatric asthma & air pollution
  • Safe home environment

Disaster Medicine & HazMat

  • Chemical spills
  • Radiation incidents
  • Biological threats (anthrax, plague, tularemia)
  • Mass casualty environmental disasters
  • Decontamination procedures
  • Incident command system (ICS) basics

Environmental Health Policy & Prevention

  • WHO / EPA standards
  • Environmental regulations
  • Community health risk communication
  • Public health surveillance
  • Sustainable environments & urban health design

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