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

Mohammad Hadi Dehghani, Rama Rao Karri, Sharmili Roy
Elsevier S&T
518 pages
ISBN: 978-0323857802
June 2021

This book examines mitigation measures that can be adopted at the time of a novel coronavirus outbreak to lessen environmental contamination and impacts on human health. It 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. 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.