Textbook of Children’s Environmental Health, 2nd Edition

Children are uniquely vulnerable to environmental hazards, with even small exposures potentially triggering lifelong disease or disability. The Textbook of Children’s Environmental Health, Second Edition provides a comprehensive, evidence-based guide to understanding and addressing chemical, biological, physical, and societal hazards affecting children today. Edited by internationally recognized leaders in environmental pediatrics, this edition integrates the latest research on environmental exposures, mechanisms of disease, and prevention strategies.

Key Features:

• Covers a wide range of hazards, including air pollution, chemicals in food, pesticides, microplastics, lead, electromagnetic fields, and the built environment.
• Includes new or expanded chapters on climate crisis, biodiversity, racism, and environmental injustice.
• Explains the cellular, molecular, epigenetic, and societal mechanisms linking environmental exposures to pediatric disease.
• Provides evidence-based strategies for prevention, intervention, and policy.
• Serves as an authoritative resource for pediatricians, nurse practitioners, public health professionals, and environmental scientists concerned with children’s health.