Silent Scourge Children, Pollution, and Why Scientists Disagree

Name: Silent Scourge Children, Pollution, and Why Scientists Disagree
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ISBN: 9780195153910

ISBN-10: 019515391X

ISBN-13: 9780195153910

Edition: 2003

Authors: Colleen F. Moore

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How does pollution impact our daily quality of life? What are the effects of pollution on children's development? Why do industry and environmental experts disagree about what levels of pollutants are safe? This clearly written book, traces the debates over five key pollutants - lead, mercury, noise, pesticides, and dioxins and PCBs - and provides an overview of the history of each pollutant, basic research findings, and the scientific and regulatory controversies surrounding it. It focuses, in particular, on the impact of these pollutants on children's psychological development, their intellectual functioning, behaviour, and emotional states. Only by understanding the impact of pollution…

Book details

List price: $52.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/27/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 328
Size: 9.29" wide x 6.10" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Prologue



Lead and the Roots of Environmental Controversies



Mercury: Not Just a Fish Story



PCBs: Another Global Pollutant



Why Organophosphorus and Carbamate Pesticides Should Be Studied



Noise and Children's Development



It Isn't Fair: Environmental Pollution Disasters and Community Relocations



The Best Science, Values, and the Precautionary Principle to Protect Children


Appendix: Two Important Statistical Concepts


Notes


References


Index