Lead wars [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of science and the fate of America's children / / Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner |
Autore | Markowitz Gerald E |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (323 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.738/492 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RosnerDavid <1947-> |
Collana | California/Milbank books on health and the public |
Soggetto topico |
Lead poisoning - United States - History
Lead poisoning in children - United States Lead poisoning in children - Prevention - Government policy - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
america american children chronic illness environmental sciences epidemiology experiments health and wellness health policies historical human condition lead poisoning legal conflicts nonfiction poisoning epidemic political politics of science public health agencies public health workers public health reagan administration retrospective social historians toxic exposure unethical research us history |
ISBN | 0-520-95495-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: A Legacy of Neglect -- 2. From Personal Tragedy to Public Health Crisis -- 3. Peeling the Onion -- 4. The Contentious Meaning of Low-Level Exposures -- 5. The Rise of Public Health Pragmatism -- 6. Controlled Poison -- 7. Research on Trial -- 8. Lead Poisoning and the Courts -- 9. A Plague on All Our Houses -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786266903321 |
Markowitz Gerald E | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Toxic Metals, Chronic Diseases and Related Cancers |
Autore | Satarug Soisungwan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (318 p.) |
Soggetto topico | Public health & preventive medicine |
Soggetto non controllato |
Trace elements
hair children hazardous waste incinerator Constantí (Catalonia, Spain) blood lead level boatyard childhood lead poisoning fishing community lead weights β2-microglobulin cadmium creatinine clearance glomerular filtration N-acetyl-β-d-glucosaminidase nephron mass nephrotoxicity trace elements autopsy tissues temporal trends creatinine excretion glomerular filtration rate lead kidney endocytosis metallothionein flow cytometry proximal tubule epithelial cells OGTT minimal model glucose response mechanism genotoxicity aluminum chloride rats food farmer PTWI (provisional tolerable monthly intake) TWI (tolerable weekly intake) Monte Carlo simulation mercury obesogen lipid profiles hyperlipidemia elevated liver enzymes hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] mitochondrial fragmentation dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I (MRCC I) reactive oxygen species (ROS) blood lead cellular immunity phagocytosis humoral munity immunosuppression insulin diabetes hyperglycemia hyperinsulinemia lipogenic β-cell toxicity stroke cerebrovascular accident heavy metal rare earth element case-control study mortality lifetime cadmium intake renal diseases urinary cadmium a follow-up study diet kidney function chronic kidney disease threshold limit tolerable intake level heavy metals birth weight preterm birth diet pattern Mediterranean diet pregnancy toxic metals reproduction testicular and ovarian structure |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910580214603321 |
Satarug Soisungwan | ||
Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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