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UNINA9910454510703321 |
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Moore Colleen F. <1950-> |
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Titolo |
Children and pollution [[electronic resource] ] : why scientists disagree / / Colleen F. Moore |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
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0-19-045267-6 |
1-282-05400-7 |
9786612054006 |
0-19-972829-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (375 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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618.92 |
618.92/98 |
618.9298 |
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Pediatric toxicology |
Environmental toxicology |
Pollution - Psychological aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-338) and index. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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- |
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UNINA9910921647203321 |
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Autore |
Convegno internazionale di studi sulla storia e l'archeologia dell'Etruria : <24. : ; 2016 |
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Gli Etruschi nella cultura e nell'immaginario del mondo moderno : atti del 24. Convegno internazionale di studi sulla storia e l'archeologia dell'Etruria / a cura di Giuseppe M. Della Fina |
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Orvieto, : nella sede della Fondazione |
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Roma, : Quasar, 2017 |
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Annali della fondazione per il museo "Claudio Faina" ; 24 |
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Tenuto ad Orvieto nel 2016 |
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