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



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Autore: Moore Colleen F. <1950-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Children and pollution : why scientists disagree / / Colleen F. Moore Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (375 p.)
Disciplina: 618.92
618.92/98
618.9298
Soggetto topico: Pediatric toxicology
Environmental toxicology
Pollution - Psychological aspects
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-338) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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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Sommario/riassunto: 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-
Titolo autorizzato: Children and pollution  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-19-045267-6
1-282-05400-7
9786612054006
0-19-972829-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910829288803321
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