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Tragic Failures : how and why we are exposed to toxic chemicals / Carl Cranor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cranor, Carl F., author.
- Series:
- Romanell lectures.
- The Romanell lectures
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Toxicological chemistry--United States.
- Toxicological chemistry.
- Environmental health--United States.
- Environmental health.
- Public health--Political aspects--United States.
- Public health.
- Health risk assessment--United States.
- Health risk assessment.
- Hazardous Substances--toxicity.
- Environmental Exposure--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Environmental Exposure--adverse effects.
- Environmental Illness.
- Legislation as Topic.
- United States.
- Medical Subjects:
- Hazardous Substances--toxicity.
- Environmental Exposure--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Environmental Exposure--adverse effects.
- Environmental Illness.
- Legislation as Topic.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 252 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
- Other Title:
- How and why we are exposed to toxic chemicals
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- A world awash in little understood chemicals tragically harms adults and children alike. Laws keep health agencies in the dark about toxicants, slow, well motivated research hampers protections, and strenuous vested opposition exacerbates the harm. How science is used in the tort law can facilitate or frustrate redress of harm. This work recommends better approaches.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Industrial chemicals as nuisances : the rise of environmental health laws and their limitations
- Cancers, brain disorders, and the feminization of boys : can we avoid poisoning our children?
- How do obscure Supreme Court decisions affect me?
- How demands for ideal science undermine the public's health
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2017.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 6, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-063577-0
- 0-19-063578-9
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