Oceans and Human Health

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Oceans and Human Health: Opportunities and Impacts, Second Edition explores interactions between oceans and human health (OHH), including benefits, opportunities and risks. It combines marine biology, oceanography, toxicology, natural products chemistry, environmental microbiology, urban planning, epidemiology, and public health to help readers understand how oceans and human populations affect each other. Written and edited by an international and interdisciplinary team of experts, the book highlights the benefits between oceans and humans, cultural and historic values, and food and medicines. Risks and negative human impacts, including climate change, ecosystem degradation, harmful algal blooms, and various forms of pollution are also covered. The book then emphasizes tools and solutions for addressing and curbing these risks, from the scientific aspect of monitoring and measuring to the social aspect of community engagement and legal regulation. It concludes with a look at the future of OHH and how communities around the world can act together to conserve this relationship. This is an interdisciplinary resource for researchers from numerous backgrounds, ranging from marine sciences, sustainability, evolution and ecology.