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Child health and the environment / Donald T. Wigle.
Holman Biotech Commons RA1225 .W545 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wigle, D. T.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pediatric toxicology.
- Environmentally induced diseases in children.
- Children--Health risk assessment.
- Children.
- Disorders of Environmental Origin.
- Child.
- Health Status Indicators.
- Medical Subjects:
- Disorders of Environmental Origin.
- Child.
- Health Status Indicators.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 396 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Contents:
- 1. Environmental Threats to Child Health: Overview 1
- Environmental Health Concerns About Children 2
- Children's Vulnerabilities 7
- Risk Management Issues 14
- 2. Environmental Epidemiology 27
- Epidemiology 27
- Study Types 34
- 3. Risk Assessment 47
- Risk Assessment Framework 47
- Selected Risk Assessment Practices 58
- 4. Metals
- Lead 71
- Health Effects 72
- Exposures 79
- Risk Management 82
- 5. Metals
- Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium, and Manganese 99
- I. Mercury 100
- Methylmercury 100
- Elemental and Inorganic Mercury 113
- II. Other Metals and Metalloids 117
- Arsenic 117
- Cadmium 121
- Manganese 125
- 6. PCBs, Dioxins, and Related Compounds 136
- Health Effects 137
- Exposures 149
- Risk Management 150
- 7. Pesticides 162
- Health Effects 163
- Exposures 171
- Risk Management 173
- 8. Hormonally Active Agents 189
- Normal Endocrine Function 192
- Mechanisms of Environmental Hormonally Active Agents 201
- Health Effects 208
- Exposures 214
- Risk Management 215
- 9. Radiation 229
- I. Ionizing Radiation 230
- Health Effects 231
- Exposures 239
- Risk Management 240
- II. Power Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields and Radiofrequency Radiation 243
- Health Effects 244
- Exposures 252
- Risk Management 253
- III. Sunlight 256
- Health Effects 257
- Exposure 260
- Risk Management 260
- 10. Indoor Air 270
- Asthma 272
- Environmental Tobacco Smoke 275
- Biologic Agents 281
- Volatile Organic Chemicals and Gases 288
- 11. Outdoor Air 300
- Health Effects 301
- Exposures 312
- Risk Management 317
- 12. Water 334
- I. Chemical Contaminants 334
- Health Effects 335
- Exposures 342
- Risk Management 345
- II. Waterborne Infections 350
- Bacteria 351
- Protozoa 356
- Viruses 358
- Risk Management 359
- Environmental Threats to Child Health 366
- Knowledge Development Policy Issues 375.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0195135598
- OCLC:
- 50164701
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