Calculated Risks
Understanding the Toxicity of Chemicals in our Environment
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1994
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-42331-1 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-42331-1 (ISBN)
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There is much public bewilderment caused by reports of cancer-causing pesticides in apple juice and poisons emanating from nearby hazardous waste sites. This book is less of a polemic and more of a clear unbiased clarification of the scientific basis for our concerns and uncertainties. It should serve to refocus the debate.
Public concern regarding environmental pollution and chemicals present in foods, consumer products, and the work place are at an all time high. Whilst there is widespread awareness, confusion still reigns, aggravated by conflicting reports concerning carcinogens in food and drinking water, or about chemicals present in medicines and household products that may cause birth defects. The effort to understand how these pollutants and chemical products may harm human health is led by scientists in the disciplines of toxicology, epidemiology and risk assessment. The central purpose of this book is to describe how scientists come to understand the toxic properties of such chemicals and the health risks they may pose. Rather than attempting to expose governmental and corporate ignorance, negligence or corruption, this book explores the underlying scientific issues. It presents a practical and balanced clarification of the scientific basis for our concerns and uncertainties. It should serve to refocus the debate.
Public concern regarding environmental pollution and chemicals present in foods, consumer products, and the work place are at an all time high. Whilst there is widespread awareness, confusion still reigns, aggravated by conflicting reports concerning carcinogens in food and drinking water, or about chemicals present in medicines and household products that may cause birth defects. The effort to understand how these pollutants and chemical products may harm human health is led by scientists in the disciplines of toxicology, epidemiology and risk assessment. The central purpose of this book is to describe how scientists come to understand the toxic properties of such chemicals and the health risks they may pose. Rather than attempting to expose governmental and corporate ignorance, negligence or corruption, this book explores the underlying scientific issues. It presents a practical and balanced clarification of the scientific basis for our concerns and uncertainties. It should serve to refocus the debate.
1. Chemicals; 2. Exposures; 3. Into the body; 4. Toxicity and toxic risk; 5. Fast poisons; 6. Slow poisons; 7. Carcinogens; 8. Mechanisms; 9. Dose and response; 10. Assessing risks; 11. Managing; 12. Improvements and new challenges; Sources and recommended reading; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.1.1994 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 10 Tables, unspecified; 75 Line drawings, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 154 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 459 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Arbeits- / Sozial- / Umweltmedizin |
| Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pharmakologie / Toxikologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
| Technik ► Maschinenbau | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-521-42331-7 / 0521423317 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-42331-1 / 9780521423311 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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