Children and pollution : why scientists disagree / Colleen F. Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, Colleen F., 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pediatric toxicology.

Environmental toxicology.

Pollution--Psychological aspects.

Pollution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How does pollution impact our daily quality of life? What are the effects of pollution on children's development? Why do industry and environmental experts disagree about what levels of pollutants are safe? In this clearly written book, Moore traces the debates around five key pollutants---lead, mercury, noise, pesticides, and dioxins and PCBs---and provides an overview of the history of each pollutant, basic research findings, and the scientific and regulatory controversies surrounding it. Moore focuses, in particular, on the impact of these pollutants on children's psychological development-

Contents:

Contents; Prologue; 1 Lead and the Roots of Environmental Controversies; 2 Mercury: Not Just a Fish Story; 3 PCBs: Another Global Pollutant; 4 Neurotoxins Influence Neurodevelopment: Organophosphorus and Carbamate Pesticides; 5 Noise: A Barrier to Children's Learning; 6 It Isn't Fair: Environmental Pollution Disasters and Community Relocations; 7 The Best Science, Values, and the Precautionary Principle to Protect Children; 8 Protect Your Family, Protect Our Planet; Afterword: A Few Remarks on Global Warming; Appendix: Understanding Two Important Statistical Concepts; Endnotes; References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-338) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-045267-6

1-282-05400-7

9786612054006

0-19-972829-1

OCLC:

368260166