Children and pollution : why scientists disagree / / Colleen F. Moore
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| Autore: |
Moore Colleen F. <1950->
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| Titolo: |
Children and pollution : why scientists disagree / / Colleen F. Moore
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| 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 |
| Index | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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