This publication characterizes the environmental burden of disease in
the United Arab Emirates (UAE), measured by the excess number of deaths
and illnesses in the population due to exposure to environmental
hazards. The robust methods used in this risk analysis can be applied to
any country or region. This publication documents the systematic,
multi-step process used to identify environmental priorities and the
detailed methods used to quantify the disease burden attributable to
each risk. Based on the results of the burden of disease assessment, the
publication summarizes the subsequent steps that are recommended to
further reduce the burden of disease resulting from various
environmental risk factors.
Authors and **Contributors
**This book represents the synthesis of research carried out by a large,
interdisciplinary team from several institutions and multiple nations
between June 2008 and June 2011.The lead authors are responsible for
weaving together the pieces prepared by the team.Nonetheless, this book
would not have been possible without major contributions from each team
member.The list below shows contributors to each chapter.Following this
list are biographies of all of the authors and contributors.
Lead Authors
Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson, Frederic J. P. Launay, Jens T. W. Thomsen,
Angela Brammer, Christopher Davidson
Additional Contributors (by Chapter)
**Chapter 2: Prioritizing Environmental Risks to Health
**Henry H. Willis, Aimee Curtright, Gary Cecchine, Zeinab S. Farah,
Sandra A. Geschwind, Jianhui Hu, Ying Li, Melinda Moore, Sarah Olmstead,
Hanine Salem, Regina A. Shih, J. Jason West
**Chapter 3: Assessing the Environmental Burden of Disease: Method
Overview
**Tiina Folley, Elizabeth S. Harder, Mejs Hasan
**Chapter 4: Burden of Disease from Outdoor Air Pollution
**Ying Li, Gavino Puggioni, Prahlad Jat, Mejs Hasan, Marc Serre, Kenneth
G. Sexton, J. Jason West, Saravanan Arunachalam, Uma Shankar, William
Vizuete, Mohammed Zuber Farooqui
**Chapter 5: Burden of Disease from Indoor Air Pollution
**Chris B. Trent
**Chapter 6: Burden of Disease from Occupational Exposures
**Tiina Folley, Leena A. Nylander-French
**Chapter 7: Burden of Disease from Climate Change
**Richard N. L. Andrews, Leslie Chinery, Elizabeth S. Harder, J. Jason
West
**Chapter 8: Burden of Disease from Drinking Water Contamination
**Gregory W. Characklis, Joseph N. LoBuglio
**Chapter 9: Burden of Disease from Coastal Water Pollution
**Gregory W. Characklis, Leigh-Anne H. Krometis, Joseph N. LoBuglio
**
Chapter 10: Burden of Disease from Soil and Groundwater Contamination
**Chidsanuphong Chart-asa, Stephanie Soucheray-Grell
**Chapter 11: Burden of Disease from Produce and Seafood Contamination
**Leigh-Anne H. Krometis, Leslie Chinery
