Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Abbreviations xii
6. Examination
7. A Neglected but Vital Issue 3
8. Environmental Influences on Human Health 18
9. The Environmental Burden of Disease 48
10. Environmental Injustices 66
11. The Economic Costs of the Environmental Burden of Disease 86
12. Diagnosis
13. Environmental Health Law and Policy: The Big Picture 103
14. A Comparative Analysis of Environmental Health Laws and Policies 129
15. Canada’s Failure to Make Polluters Pay 179
16. Why Does Canada Lag Behind? 199
17. Prescription
18. A Preventive and Precautionary Approach 225
19. Systemic Changes in Pursuit of Sustainability 268
20. The Time for Action Is Now 291
21. Notes 304
22. Index 386