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UNINA9911004890403321 |
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Autore |
VanDoren Peter M |
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Titolo |
Chemicals, cancer, and choices : risk reduction through markets / / by Peter VanDoren |
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Washington, D.C., : Cato Institute, c1999 |
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ISBN |
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9786611905224 |
9781281905222 |
1281905224 |
9781933995892 |
1933995890 |
9781597340359 |
1597340359 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (110 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Health risk assessment |
Health risk assessment - Government policy - United States |
Health risk assessment - Economic aspects - United States |
Free enterprise - United States |
Environmental toxicology |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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. 85-93) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Chemicals, Cancer and Choices: Risk Reduction Through Markets; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Effects of Synthetic Chemical Exposures on Human Health; 3. Managing Private Risks from Chemical Exposures; 4. Managing Public Risks from Chemical Exposures; 5. Insurance; 6. What Should Be Done?; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX; CATO; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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One of the most important policy questions we face concerns the health effects on humans of environmental chemicals. The author debunks the conventional wisdom that all animal studies measuring chemical exposure can be used to evaluate the actual danger to people. |
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