Publisher's Synopsis
Occupational and Industrial Hygiene: New Concepts and Methods is a record of the papers presented at a symposium at the Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh in honor of Professor Theodore F. Hatch, one of the pioneers in the field of industrial hygiene.;This volume gives a comprehensive picture of the discipline that Hatch helped to create, including discussions of the conceptual and methodological basis for the contemporary practice of occupational and industrial hygiene.;Presented in this volume are discussions of various aspects of the discipline, from respiratory to heat stress studies, and from animal to mathematical models. In addition, Occupational and Industrial Hygiene explores a wide range of practical and philosophical issues, from educational options for those pursuing a career in this field to regulatory issues.;As a supplement to this volume, four of Professor Hatch's classic papers dealing with research trends and recent advances in occupational and industrial health have been reprinted.
