Main Title |
How much risk? : a guide to understanding environmental health hazards / |
Author |
Goldstein, Inge F.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Oxford University Press, |
Year Published |
2002 |
OCLC Number |
45879545 |
ISBN |
0195139941 (acid-free paper) |
Subjects |
Environmental health ;
Risk assessment ;
Environmental Pollutants--adverse effects ;
Risk Assessment
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EIAM |
RA566.27.G65 2002 |
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Region 2 Library/New York,NY |
10/18/2002 |
EKBM |
RA566.27.G65 2002 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
03/14/2003 |
ESAM |
RA566.27.G65 2002 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
07/29/2005 |
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Collation |
xii, 338 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-324) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Introduction: what we hope to do -- Atomic bombs, nuclear fallout, and dental x-rays -- Radon in your basement -- Childhood leukemia near nuclear plants -- Breast cancer part 1: the rise of activism and the pesticide hypothesis -- Breast cancer part 2: testing the pesticide hypothesis -- Power lines, magnetic fields, and cancer -- Cancer from the landfill? -- Asthma, allergy, and air pollution -- Summary: lessons from a disaster. |