Main Title |
Toxic risks : science, regulation, and perception / |
Author |
Gots, Ronald E.
|
Publisher |
Lewis Publishers, |
Year Published |
1993 |
OCLC Number |
26132332 |
ISBN |
0873715101; 9780873715102 |
Subjects |
Environmental health ;
Toxicology ;
Health risk assessment ;
Pollutants ;
Environmental Pollutants ;
Risk Factors ;
Health Status Indicators ;
Milieutoxicologie ;
Risicoanalyse
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJER RISK |
RA565.G68 1993 |
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OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
04/28/1995 |
EKBM |
RA565.G68 1993 |
c.1 |
Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
03/13/2024 |
EKBM |
RA565.G68 1993 |
c.2 |
Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
03/13/2024 |
ERAM |
RA565.G68 1993 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
08/20/1993 |
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Collation |
277 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
Toxic fears: a case study -- Science and the pursuit of biological truths -- Scientific method -- Principles of toxicology -- Selected applications of science to environmental toxicology -- Early days of environmental concerns -- Cancer as the catalyst: scientists, the media and zealotry -- Environmental chemicals: common perceptions versus scientific knowledge -- Rise of toxin-related regulation -- Quantitative risk assessment: an attempt to link science to cancer policy -- Litigation -- Dioxins and agent orange -- "Sick buildings" -- Asbestos -- Lead -- Agricultural chemicals and cancer: the case of alar -- Balance between risk and reason. |
Place Published |
Boca Raton : |
PUB Date Free Form |
c1993 |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
92020571 |
Merged OCLC records |
29361182; 1374589595 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
19981127150913 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
01691cam 2200361 a 45020 |