| Abstract |
The shortage of textbooks at the University of Zambia (UNZA) is a considerable constraint for the students in pursuing their course of study. A need for a lecture note-book was felt by both students and lecturer alike. The text of the book reflects what is taught in the course Public Health Engineering, but certain areas are a bit more elaborated. Public health engineering is about engineering methods for the improvement of the health of the community. A great number of the diseases with public health significance are caused or influenced by environmental factors such as water, soil, and air, when these are polluted. Environmental pollution can be a principal cause of disease. But with engineering measures such pollution can be prevented, abated or controlled. In a number of developing countries, including Zambia, where resources are scarce, priorities have to be set within the field of environmental health engineering. Concentration should be on: The provision of safe water in adequate quantities, vector control, and the sanitary disposal of wastewater, excreta, and of solid wastes. Accordingly, these will be the main topics of the course. |
