Everyday Chemicals : : Understanding the Risks /

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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023
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LeBlanc, Gerald A.,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 2 figures, 10 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • 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

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