Everyday Chemicals : : Understanding the Risks / / Gerald A. LeBlanc.
What is the likelihood that common chemicals such as bisphenol-A, which is found in plastic water bottles, are harming us? Should shoppers be concerned about pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables in the supermarket produce aisle? Are we risking adverse health effects when we use insect repelle...
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LeBlanc, Gerald A., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Everyday Chemicals : Understanding the Risks / Gerald A. LeBlanc. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2023] ©2023 1 online resource : 2 figures, 10 tables text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- 1 THE CHEMICAL PARADOX -- 2 LESSONS FROM THE PAST -- 3 ELEMENTS OF RISK -- 4 COPING WITH UNCERTAINTY AND VARIABILITY -- 5 ASSESSING RISK -- 6 SUSCEPTIBLE POPULATIONS -- 7 A CUMULATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT Chemicals on the Produce Shelf -- 8 ASSESSING RISKS Pharmaceuticals -- 9 ASSESSING RISKS Herbal Supplements -- 10 ASSESSING RISKS Chemicals in Our Water -- 11 ASSESSING RISKS Chemicals in Our Food -- 12 ASSESSING RISKS Chemicals on Our Skin -- 13 ASSESSING RISKS The Curious Case of BPA -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star What is the likelihood that common chemicals such as bisphenol-A, which is found in plastic water bottles, are harming us? Should shoppers be concerned about pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables in the supermarket produce aisle? Are we risking adverse health effects when we use insect repellent that contains DEET or slather on sunscreen? Modern life requires us to navigate an endless sea of chemicals. How do we know whether we need to worry about them?This book is a layperson’s guide to understanding chemical risk. The toxicologist Gerald A. LeBlanc offers a nontechnical overview of the key factors in evaluating whether exposure to chemicals in our daily lives could be harmful. He leads readers through the basic concepts of risk assessment using real-world examples. LeBlanc emphasizes that chemical hazard depends on the level of exposure and provides practical strategies for sensible decision making. The book features a series of accessible case studies describing how we all can reach rational conclusions about the danger of typical chemical exposures we experience every day.Giving nonexpert readers the tools to understand chemical risks, this book shows how critical thinking and science literacy can help us live with less fear and anxiety and make reasonable choices when confronted with potential hazards. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Mai 2023) MEDICAL / Health Risk Assessment. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023 9783110749670 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English 9783111319292 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 9783111318912 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Medicine and Life Sciences 2023 English 9783111319216 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Medicine and Life Sciences 2023 9783111318615 ZDB-23-DPM print 9780231205962 https://doi.org/10.7312/lebl20596 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231556255 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231556255/original |
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