Environmental Deterioration and Human Health

Sections I: Environmental Quality Deterioration and Health *Environmental Deterioration and Human Health: An Overview, Farhana Masood, Elisabeth Grohmann, Rais Akhtar and Abdul Malik*Environment and health in Italian Cities: the case of Taranto Cosimo Palagiano, and Tiziana Banini*Environmental Concerns of the Tanning Industry, Farhana Masood and Abdul Malik*Environmental and health effects of textile industry wastewater, Sana Khan and Abdul Malik*Applications of Bacillus thuringiensis for prevention of environmental deterioration, Showkat Ahmad Lone, Abdul Malik and Jasdeep Chatrath Padaria, India Section II: Pollution and Health *Insecticides: Impact on the Environment and Human Health, M. Shafiq Ansari, Maher Ahmed Moraiet and Salman Ahmad*Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment: Impact on Human Health, Melanie Broszat and Elisabeth Grohmann*Persistent Organic Chemicals of Emerging Environmental Concern - persistence and bioavailability, Luciana Pereira*Application of microorganisms in bioremediation of environment from heavy metals Katarzyna Hrynkiewicz and Christel Baum*Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Foodstuffs, Fish, Wildlife and Human Tissues from India: Historical Trend and Contamination Status, V. Dhananjayan, B. Ravichandran*Management of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Leachate: A Global Environmental Issue, Meththika Vithanage, S.S.R.M.D.H.R. Wijesekara, S.S. Mayakaduwa, A.R. Siriwardana, Y.S. Ok Section III Climate Change and Health *Climate change and migration: Food insecurity as a driver and outcome of climate change related migration, Celia McMichael*Climate Change and Vector Borne Diseases in Latin America, Ulisses E, C Confalonieri *Climate change and geo-environmental problems in Indian desert, H.S. Sharma, India*Geoecology of Malaria in India: Historical perspective and a case study of Western Rajasthan, India, Rais Akhtar Section IV Water Quality, Exposure and Health *Spring Water Quality and Human Health in Foothill Settlements of Pir Panjal Range in Anantnag and Kulgam Districts of J & K State - India, .G.M.Rather; Rafiq A. Hajam; Sajad A.Wani, Suhaib A. Bandh & ,T.A.Kanth, India *Dietary Exposure to arsenic as an anthropogenic factor: Beyond the recommended diet Rebeca Monroy Torres, NC, *Land Use Changes and their Impact on Water Resources in Himalayas, Prakash C. TiwariTiwari and Bhagwati Joshi