Lead wars [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of science and the fate of America's children / / Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner
| 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 |
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Toxic Metals, Chronic Diseases and Related Cancers
| Toxic Metals, Chronic Diseases and Related Cancers |
| Autore | Satarug Soisungwan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (318 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Public health and preventive medicine |
| Soggetto non controllato |
a follow-up study
aluminum chloride autopsy tissues birth weight blood lead blood lead level boatyard cadmium case-control study cellular immunity cerebrovascular accident childhood children chronic kidney disease Constantí (Catalonia, Spain) creatinine clearance creatinine excretion diabetes diet diet pattern dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) elevated liver enzymes endocytosis farmer fishing community flow cytometry food genotoxicity glomerular filtration glomerular filtration rate glucose response mechanism hair hazardous waste incinerator heavy metal heavy metals hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] humoral munity hyperglycemia hyperinsulinemia hyperlipidemia immunosuppression insulin kidney kidney function lead lead poisoning lead weights lifetime cadmium intake lipid profiles lipogenic Mediterranean diet mercury metallothionein minimal model mitochondrial fragmentation mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I (MRCC I) Monte Carlo simulation mortality N-acetyl-β-d-glucosaminidase n/a nephron mass nephrotoxicity obesogen OGTT phagocytosis pregnancy preterm birth proximal tubule epithelial cells PTWI (provisional tolerable monthly intake) rare earth element rats reactive oxygen species (ROS) renal diseases reproduction stroke temporal trends testicular and ovarian structure threshold limit tolerable intake level toxic metals trace elements Trace elements TWI (tolerable weekly intake) urinary cadmium β-cell toxicity β2-microglobulin |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910580214603321 |
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