Chapter 1: Introduction
Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson
Chapter 2: Prioritizing Environmental Risks to Health
Henry H. Willis, Aimee Curtright, Gary Cecchine, Zeinab S. Farah, Sandra A. Geschwind, Jianhui Hu, Ying Li, Melinda Moore, Sarah Olmstead, Hanine Salem, Regina A. Shih, J. Jason West, Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson
Chapter 3: Assessing the Environmental Burden of Disease: Method Overview
Tiina J. Folley, MejsHasan, Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson
Chapter 4: Burden of Disease from Outdoor Air Pollution
Ying Li, J. Jason West, GavinoPuggioni, PrahladJat, MarcSerre, Kenneth G. Sexton, SaravananArunachalam, Uma Shankar, William Vizuete, Mohammed ZuberFarooqui, Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson
Chapter 5: Burden of Disease from Indoor Air Pollution
Chris B. Trent, Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson
Chapter 6: Burden of Disease from Occupational Exposures
Tiina J. Folley, Leena A. Nylander-French, Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson
Chapter 7: Burden of Disease from Climate Change
Elizabeth S. Harder, Leslie Chinery, J. Jason West, Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson
Chapter 8: Burden of Disease from Drinking Water Contamination
Joseph N. LoBuglio, Gregory W. Characklis, Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson
Chapter 9: Burden of Disease from Coastal Water Pollution
Leigh-Anne H. Krometis, Joseph N. LoBuglio, Gregory W. Characklis,, Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson
Chapter 10: Burden of Disease from Soil and Groundwater Contamination
Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson, Chidsanuphong Chart-asa
Chapter 11: Burden of Disease from Produce and Seafood Contamination
Christopher A. Davidson, Leigh-Anne H. Krometis, Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson
Chapter 12: Applying Environmental Burden of Disease Models to Strengthen Public Policy
Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson
Appendix A: Risk Summary Sheets
Henry H. Willis, Aimee Curtright, Gary Cecchine, Zeinab S. Farah, Sandra A. Geschwind, Jianhui Hu, Ying Li, Melinda Moore, Sarah Olmstead, Hanine Salem, Regina A. Shih, J. Jason West
Appendix B: How to Use the UAE Environmental Burden of Disease Model
Tiina J. Folley
Appendix C: Model Input Parameters
Tiina J. Folley, Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson
Appendix D: Literature Review for Indoor Air Concentrations
Chris B. Trent
This publication characterizes the environmental burden of disease in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), measured by the excess number of deaths and illnesses in the population due to exposure to environmental hazards. The robust methods used in this risk analysis can be applied to any country or region. This publication documents the systematic, multi-step process used to identify environmental priorities and the detailed methods used to quantify the disease burden attributable to each risk. Based on the results of the burden of disease assessment, the publication summarizes the subsequent steps that are recommended to further reduce the burden of disease resulting from various environmental risk factors.¿
Authors and Contributors
This book represents the synthesis of research carried out by a large, interdisciplinary team from several institutions and multiple nations between June 2008 and June 2011.The lead authors are responsible for weaving together the pieces prepared by the team.Nonetheless, this book would not have been possible without major contributions from each team member.The list below shows contributors to each chapter.Following this list are biographies of all of the authors and contributors.
Lead Authors
Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson, Frederic J. P. Launay, Jens T. W. Thomsen, Angela Brammer, Christopher Davidson
Additional Contributors (by Chapter)
Chapter 2: Prioritizing Environmental Risks to Health
Henry H. Willis, Aimee Curtright, Gary Cecchine, Zeinab S. Farah,Sandra A. Geschwind, Jianhui Hu, Ying Li, Melinda Moore, Sarah Olmstead, Hanine Salem, Regina A. Shih, J. Jason West
Chapter 3: Assessing the Environmental Burden of Disease:Method Overview
Tiina Folley, Elizabeth S. Harder, Mejs Hasan
Chapter 4: Burden of Disease from Outdoor Air Pollution
Ying Li, Gavino Puggioni, Prahlad Jat, Mejs Hasan, Marc Serre, Kenneth G. Sexton, J. Jason West, Saravanan Arunachalam, Uma Shankar, William Vizuete, Mohammed Zuber Farooqui
Chapter 5: Burden of Disease from Indoor Air Pollution
Chris B. Trent
Chapter 6: Burden of Disease from Occupational Exposures
Tiina Folley, Leena A. Nylander-French
Chapter 7: Burden of Disease from Climate Change
Richard N. L. Andrews, Leslie Chinery, Elizabeth S. Harder, J. Jason West
Chapter 8: Burden of Disease from Drinking Water Contamination
Gregory W. Characklis, Joseph N. LoBuglio
Chapter 9: Burden of Disease from Coastal Water Pollution
Gregory W. Characklis, Leigh-Anne H. Krometis, Joseph N. LoBuglio
Chapter 10: Burden of Disease from Soil and Groundwater Contamination
Chidsanuphong Chart-asa, Stephanie Soucheray-Grell
Chapter 11: Burden of Disease from Produce and Seafood Contamination
Leigh-Anne H. Krometis, Leslie Chinery