| Main Title |
Risk : a practical guide for deciding what's really safe and what's dangerous in the world around you / |
| Author |
Ropeik, David.
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Houghton Mifflin, |
| Year Published |
2002 |
| OCLC Number |
50124858 |
| ISBN |
0618143726; 9780618143726 |
| Subjects |
Risk assessment ;
Environmental risk assessment ;
Health risk assessment ;
Alltag ;
Risiko ;
Environmental Exposure--adverse effects ;
Accidents ;
Reference Values ;
Risk Reduction Behavior ;
Environmental Exposure--adverse effects--Popular Works ;
Risk Assessment--Popular Works ;
Accidents--Popular Works ;
Reference Values--Popular Works ;
Risk Reduction Behavior--Popular Works
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EHAM |
T174.5.R66 2002 |
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Region 1 Library/Boston,MA |
09/19/2003 |
| EKBM |
T174.5.R66 2002 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
03/24/2006 |
STATUS |
| EKCM |
T174.5.R66 2002 |
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CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL |
05/18/2007 |
| ELAM |
T174.5.R66 2002 |
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Region 5 Library/Chicago,IL |
12/23/2019 |
| ELBM |
T174.5.R66 2002 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
09/03/2013 |
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| Collation |
485 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Notes |
Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Notes |
HOME, TRANSPORTATION, WORK -- Accidents -- Air Bags -- Alcohol -- Artificial Sweeteners -- Bad Backs, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and Other Repetitive Task Injuries -- Caffeine -- Cellular Telephones and Driving -- Cellular Telephones and Radiation -- Electrical and Magnetic Fields -- Firearms -- Foodborne Illness -- Food Irradiation -- Genetically Modified Food -- Mad Cow Disease -- Microwave Ovens -- Motor Vehicles -- School Buses -- Tobacco -- THE ENVIRONMENT -- Air Pollution (Indoor) -- Air Pollution (Outdoor) -- Asbestos -- Biological Weapons -- Carbon Monoxide -- DDT -- Diesel Emissions -- Environmental Hormones -- Hazardous Waste -- Incinerators -- Lead -- Mercury -- Nuclear Power -- Ozone Depletion -- Pesticides -- Radiation -- Radon -- Solar Radiation -- Water Pollution -- MEDICINE -- Antibiotic Resistance -- Breast Implants -- Cancer -- Heart Disease -- Human Immunodeficiency Virus -- Mammography -- Medical Errors -- Overweight and Obesity -- Sexually Transmitted Disease -- Vaccines -- X Rays -- Various Annual and Lifetime Risks -- The Risk Meters. Two experts from the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis explain how to assess everyday health hazards, with tips on evaluating warnings and data in order to make informed decisions about risks. |
| Place Published |
Boston |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2002 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
unmediated |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
volume |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2002075934 |
| Merged OCLC records |
631934265 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20191218071208 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
03964cam 2200721 a 45010 |
