Calculated Risks: Understanding the Toxicity of Chemicals in our Environment

Rodricks, Joseph V.

ISBN 10: 0521423317 / ISBN 13: 9780521423311

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Calculated Risks: Understanding the Toxicity of Chemicals in our Environment
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521423317
• ISBN 13: 9780521423311
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Public concern regarding environmental pollution and chemicals present in foods, consumer products, and the work place are at an all time high. While there is widespread awareness, confusion still reigns, aggravated by conflicting reports concerning carcinogens in food and drinking water, or about chemicals present in medicines and household products that may cause birth defects. The central purpose of this book is to describe how scientists come to understand the toxic properties of such chemicals and the health risks they may pose. Rather than attempting to expose governmental and corporate ignorance, negligence or corruption, this book explores the underlying scientific issues.

Book Description

Public concern regarding environmental pollution and chemicals present in foods, consumer products, and the work place is at an all time high. The central purpose of this book is to describe how scientists learn to understand the toxic properties of such chemicals and the health risks they may pose.