Climate-Smart Food
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Dave Reay.
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Palgrave Macmillan
, c2019.
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This open access book asks just how climate-smart our food really is. It follows an average day's worth of food and drink to see where it comes from, how far it travels, and the carbon price we all pay for it. From our breakfast tea and toast, through breaktime chocolate bar, to take-away supper, Dave Reay explores the weather extremes the world’s farmers are already dealing with, and what new threats climate change will bring. Readers will encounter heat waves and hurricanes, wildfires and dea…
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- Reay, Dave
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- Dave Reay
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- Cham
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 201 p.) : 16 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030182069
- 9783030182052 (Print ed.)
- 9783030182076 (Print ed.)
- 9783030182083 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Climate Change
- Food Supply
- Specialty
- Environmental Health
- Nutritional Sciences
- Abstract
- This open access book asks just how climate-smart our food really is. It follows an average day's worth of food and drink to see where it comes from, how far it travels, and the carbon price we all pay for it. From our breakfast tea and toast, through breaktime chocolate bar, to take-away supper, Dave Reay explores the weather extremes the world’s farmers are already dealing with, and what new threats climate change will bring. Readers will encounter heat waves and hurricanes, wildfires and deadly toxins, as well as some truly climate-smart solutions. In every case there are responses that could cut emissions while boosting resilience and livelihoods. Ultimately we are all in this together, our decisions on what food we buy and how we consume it send life-changing ripples right through the global web that is our food supply. As we face a future of 10 billion mouths to feed in a rapidly changing climate, it’s time to get to know our farmers and herders, our vintners and fisherfolk, a whole lot better. Dave Reay is Professor of Carbon Management at the University of Edinburgh, UK. He has studied climate change for over 20 years, from warming impacts in the Southern Ocean, through carbon fluxes in forests, to greenhouse gas emissions from wetlands and agriculture. In 2018 he received the Chancellor’s Award for Teaching for his work in climate change education. His latest project involves managing a large area of coastal land in Scotland to regrow native tree species and trap a lifetime’s carbon.
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- 1. Introduction -- Part I. Breakfast -- 2. Orange Juice -- 3. Bread -- 4. Tea -- 5. Milk -- Part II. Break time -- 6. Chocolate -- 7. Bananas -- 8. Coffee -- Part III. Lunch -- 9. Chicken -- 10. Rice -- 11. Maize -- Part IV. Dinner -- 12. Potatoes -- 13. Cod -- 14. Champagne -- 15. Conclusion.
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- Open access
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Health of People, Health of Planet and Our Responsibility : Climate Change, Air Pollution and Health
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Wael Al-Delaimy, Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, editors.
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SpringerOpen
, c2020.
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- Al-Delaimy, Wael
- Ramanathan, Veerabhadran
- Sorondo, Marcelo Sánchez
- Responsibility
- Wael Al-Delaimy, Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- SpringerOpen
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 417 p.)
- ISBN
- 9783030311254
- 9783030311247 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Air Pollution - adverse effects
- Biodegradation, Environmental
- Climate Change
- Environmental Medicine
- Global Health
- Sustainable Development
- Specialty
- Environmental Health
- Public Health
- Contents
- Part I. The Anthropocene: Human–Nature Interactions -- 1. Complexity of Life and Its Dependence on the Environment -- 2. Biological Extinction and Climate Change -- 3. Sustaining Life: Human Health–Planetary Health Linkages -- 4. How Do Our Actions Undermine Nature? -- 5. Climate Change, Air Pollution, and Health: Common Sources, Similar Impacts, and Common Solutions -- Part II. Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Health: The Underlying Science and Impacts -- 6. Air Pollution: Adverse Effects and Disease Burden -- 7. Air Pollution, Oxidative Stress, and Public Health in the Anthropocene -- 8. Climate Change, Air Pollution, and the Environment: The Health Argument -- 9. Reducing Air Pollution: Avoidable Health Burden -- Part III. Climate Change and Health: Sustainability and Vulnerable Populations and Regions -- 10. Vulnerable Populations and Regions: Middle East as a Case Study -- 11. Climate Change Risks for Agriculture, Health, and Nutrition -- 12. Sustaining Water Resources -- 13. Health Climate Justice and Deforestation in the Amazon -- Part IV. Climate Change and Health: Perspectives from Physicians -- 14. Psychological Impacts of Climate Change and Recommendations -- 15. Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease: A Proven Causality -- 16. Healthy People, Healthy Planet: Holistic Thinking -- Part V. Climate Change and Health: Social Impacts -- 17. Climate Change, Public Health, Social Peace -- 18. Climate Justice and Public Health: Practical Ethics in Urgent Times -- 19. Health of People, Health of the Planet, Health of Migrants -- Part VI. Overarching Solutions: The Role of Religion -- 20. Faith in God and the Health of People -- 21. Caring for Creation: The Evangelical’s Guide -- 22. Call to Action from Faith Leaders -- Part VII. Overarching Solutions: The Role of Science and Technology -- 23. Public Health Co-benefits of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 24. Good Health in the Anthropocene Epoch: Potential for Transformative Solutions -- 25. Well Under 2 °C: Ten Solutions for Carbon Neutrality and Climate Stability -- 26. Defeating Energy Poverty: Invest in Scalable Solutions for the Poor -- 27. Sensor-Enabled Climate Financing for Clean Cooking -- 28. Research Is Vital to Tackling Climate Change, But It Cannot Succeed Alone -- Part VIII. Call to Action -- 29. Governor of California -- 30. United States Congressman -- 31. Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Planet -- 32. Sustainable Development Goals and Health: Toward a Revolution in Values -- 33. A Call to Action by Health Professionals.
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- Open access
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Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44334
Jason S. Lewis, Albert D. Windhorst, Brian M. Zeglis, editors.
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Springer
, 2019.
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This book is a comprehensive guide to radiopharmaceutical chemistry. The stunning clinical successes of nuclear imaging and targeted radiotherapy have resulted in rapid growth in the field of radiopharmaceutical chemistry, an essential component of nuclear medicine and radiology. However, at this point, interest in the field outpaces the academic and educational infrastructure needed to train radiopharmaceutical chemists. For example, the vast majority of texts that address radiopharmaceutical …
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- Lewis, Jason S.
- Windhorst, Albert D.
- Zeglis, Brian M.
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- Jason S. Lewis, Albert D. Windhorst, Brian M. Zeglis, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 651 p.) : 530 illus., 318 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319989471
- 9783319989464 (Print ed.)
- 9783319989488 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Nuclear Pharmacy
- Radiochemistry
- Radiopharmaceuticals - chemistry
- Specialty
- Pharmacy
- Radiotherapy
- Abstract
- This book is a comprehensive guide to radiopharmaceutical chemistry. The stunning clinical successes of nuclear imaging and targeted radiotherapy have resulted in rapid growth in the field of radiopharmaceutical chemistry, an essential component of nuclear medicine and radiology. However, at this point, interest in the field outpaces the academic and educational infrastructure needed to train radiopharmaceutical chemists. For example, the vast majority of texts that address radiopharmaceutical chemistry do so only peripherally, focusing instead on nuclear chemistry (i.e. nuclear reactions in reactors), heavy element radiochemistry (i.e. the decomposition of radioactive waste), or solely on the clinical applications of radiopharmaceuticals (e.g. the use of PET tracers in oncology). This text fills that gap by focusing on the chemistry of radiopharmaceuticals, with key coverage of how that knowledge translates to the development of diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals for the clinic. The text is divided into three overarching sections: First Principles, Radiochemistry, and Special Topics. The first is a general overview covering fundamental and broad issues like “The Production of Radionuclides” and “Basics of Radiochemistry”. The second section is the main focus of the book. In this section, each chapter’s author will delve much deeper into the subject matter, covering both well established and state-of-the-art techniques in radiopharmaceutical chemistry. This section will be divided according to radionuclide and will include chapters on radiolabeling methods using all of the common nuclides employed in radiopharmaceuticals, including four chapters on the ubiquitously used fluorine-18 and a “Best of the Rest” chapter to cover emerging radionuclides. Finally, the third section of the book is dedicated to special topics with important information for radiochemists, including “Bioconjugation Methods,” “Click Chemistry in Radiochemistry”, and “Radiochemical Instrumentation.” This is an ideal educational guide for nuclear medicine physicians, radiologists, and radiopharmaceutical chemists, as well as residents and trainees in all of these areas.
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- Part I. First Principles -- Why Nuclear Imaging and Radiotherapy? -- A Short History of Nuclear Medicine -- The Basics of Nuclear Chemistry and Radiochemistry: An Introduction to Nuclear Transformations and Radioactive Emissions -- Methods for the Production of Radionuclides for Medicine -- An Overview of Targeted Radiotherapy -- An Overview of Nuclear Imaging -- Small Molecules as Radiopharmaceutical Vectors -- Peptides as Radiopharmaceutical Vectors -- Immunoglobulins as Radiopharmaceutical Vectors -- Nanoparticles as Radiopharmaceutical Vectors -- Part II. Radiochemistry -- The Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry of Carbon-11: Basic Principles -- The Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry of Carbon-11: Tracers and Applications -- The Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry of Nitrogen-13 and Oxygen-15 -- The Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry of the Radionuclides of Gallium and Indium -- The Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry of Fluorine-18: Nucleophilic Fluorinations -- The Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry of Fluorine-18: Electrophilic Fluorinations -- The Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry of Fluorine-18: Next-Generation Fluorinations -- The Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry of Technetium-99m -- The Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry of the Radioisotopes of Copper -- The Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry of the Radioisotopes of Lutetium and Yttrium -- The Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry of Zirconium-89 -- The Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry of the Radioisotopes of Iodine -- The Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry of Alpha-Emitting Radionuclides -- The Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry of Seldom-Used Radionuclides in Nuclear Medicine -- Part III. Special Topics -- Bioconjugation Methods for Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry -- Click Chemistry in Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry -- Equipment and Instrumentation for Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry -- Kinetic Modeling of Radiotracers -- An Introduction to Radiation Protection -- An Introduction to Biostatistics -- Choosing a Target for Nuclear Imaging or Targeted Radiotherapy -- Target Identification, Lead Discovery, and Optimization -- Preclinical Experimentation in Oncology -- Preclinical Experimentation in Neurology -- The Clinical Translation Process in Europe -- The Clinical Translation Process in the United States -- Setting Up a Successful Radiopharmaceutical Production Facility.
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Toward a Small Family Ethic : How Overpopulation and Climate Change Are Affecting the Morality of Procreation
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Travis N. Rieder.
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Springer
, c2016.
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This thought-provoking treatise argues that current human fertility rates are fueling a public health crisis that is at once local and global. Its analysis and data summarize the ecological costs of having children, presenting ethical dilemmas for prospective parents in an era of competition for scarce resources, huge disparities of wealth and poverty, and unsustainable practices putting irreparable stress on the planet. Questions of individual responsibility and integrity as well as personal m…
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- Rieder, Travis N
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- Travis N. Rieder
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- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 68 p.)
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in public health
- ISBN
- 9783319338712
- 9783319338699 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2192-3698
- 2192-3701 (e)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Climate Change
- Family Planning Policy
- Population Density
- Reproduction - ethics
- Reproductive Rights
- Abstract
- This thought-provoking treatise argues that current human fertility rates are fueling a public health crisis that is at once local and global. Its analysis and data summarize the ecological costs of having children, presenting ethical dilemmas for prospective parents in an era of competition for scarce resources, huge disparities of wealth and poverty, and unsustainable practices putting irreparable stress on the planet. Questions of individual responsibility and integrity as well as personal moral and procreative issues are examined carefully against larger and more long-range concerns. The author's assertion that even modest efforts toward reducing global fertility rates would help curb carbon emissions, slow rising global temperatures, and forestall large-scale climate disaster is well reasoned and more than plausible. Among the topics covered: The multiplier effect: food, water, energy, and climate. The role of population in mitigating climate change. The carbon legacy of procreation. Obligations to our possible children. Rights, what is right, and the right to do wrong. The moral burden to have small families. Toward a Small Family Ethic sounds a clarion call for bioethics students and working bioethicists. This brief, thought-rich volume steers readers toward challenges that need to be met, and consequences that will need to be addressed if they are not.
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- 1. Global Population and Public Health -- 2. What Can I Do? Small Effects and the Collective Action Worry -- 3. Individual Obligation -- 4. Challenges to Procreative Obligation -- 5. Toward a Small Family Ethic.
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- e-Book
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Towards Healthy and Sustainable Diets : Perspectives and Policy to Promote the Health of People and the Planet
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Sirpa Sarlio.
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Springer
, c2018.
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This clear-sighted volume synthesizes wide-ranging knowledge of human food consumption, food production systems, and sustainability to offer methods of improving the impact of food choices on people and the environment. The comprehensive coverage addresses myriad challenges and paradoxes (e.g., health-conscious food choices that put greater stress on the planet, hunger amidst plenty) associated with the production of sustainable, nutritious food. Direct and complex links between local and globa…
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- Sarlio, Sirpa
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- Sirpa Sarlio
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 85 p.) : 9 illus. in color
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in public health
- ISBN
- 9783319742045
- 9783319742038 (print ed.)
- 9783319742052 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2192-3698
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- Environmental Policy
- Feeding Behavior
- Food Supply
- Healthy Diet
- Nutrition Policy
- Abstract
- This clear-sighted volume synthesizes wide-ranging knowledge of human food consumption, food production systems, and sustainability to offer methods of improving the impact of food choices on people and the environment. The comprehensive coverage addresses myriad challenges and paradoxes (e.g., health-conscious food choices that put greater stress on the planet, hunger amidst plenty) associated with the production of sustainable, nutritious food. Direct and complex links between local and global issues are highlighted in innovative approaches to transforming food production from the farm to the table and from the policy desk to the real world. Chapters identify, examine, and offer realistic recommendations for achieving critical goals, among them: Supporting healthy people and communities within planetary boundaries Reduction and prevention of food waste Combining health and sustainability on the plate "Serving sustainable and healthy food to consumers and decision makers": from commitment to action. Investing in healthier and more sustainable production. Ensuring a healthy sustainable diet is a goal of all public policies. Towards Healthy and Sustainable Diets is geared toward professionals and policymakers dealing with food, nutrition, and environmental topics seeking new perspectives on longstanding issues in these interrelated areas. It also makes a suitable reference for students studying and conducting research in these areas.
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- 1. “Sustainability Is More than Reducing Greenhouse Emissions”: Different Perspectives on Sustainability -- 2. “When Enough Is Not Enough”: Our Food Systems Are Badly Out of Balance -- 3. “Insects, Aquaculture and Mycoproteins Instead of Beef?”: Choosing Healthy and Sustainable Meals -- 4. “Serving Sustainable and Healthy Food to Consumers and Decision Makers”: From Commitments to Action.
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- e-Book
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