Risk A Practical Guide for Deciding What's Really Safe and What's Really Dangerous in the World Around You

Name: Risk A Practical Guide for Deciding What's Really Safe and What's Really Dangerous in the World Around You
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ISBN: 9780618143726

ISBN-10: 0618143726

ISBN-13: 9780618143726

Edition: 2002

Authors: David Ropeik, George Gray

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An indispensable and timely guide, Risk is the authority for assessing threats to your health and safety. We continually face new risks in our world. This essential family reference will help you understand worrisome risks so you can decide how to stay safe and how to keeps risks in perspective. Expert authors David Ropeik and George Gray include information on: - 50 top hazards - your likelihood of exposure - the consequences - ways to reduce your risk They cover topics such as: - cancer - biological weapons - indoor air pollution - pesticides - radiation

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 10/28/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.13" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

George Gray, a toxicologist, serves as the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He lives in McLean, Virginia.



Introduction



Home, Transportation, Work



Accidents



Air Bags



Alcohol



Artificial Sweeteners



Bad Backs, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and Other Repetitive Task Injuries



Caffeine



Cellular Telephones and Driving



Cellular Telephones and Radiation



Electrical and Magnetic Fields



Firearms



Foodborne Illness



Food Irradiation



Genetically Modified Food



Mad Cow Disease



Microwave Ovens



Motor Vehicles



School Buses



Tobacco



The Environment



Air Pollution (Indoor)



Air Pollution (Outdoor)



Asbestos



Biological Weapons



Carbon Monoxide



DDT



Diesel Emissions



Environmental Hormones



Hazardous Waste



Incinerators



Lead



Mercury



Nuclear Power



Ozone Depletion



Pesticides



Radiation



Radon



Solar Radiation



Water Pollution



Medicine



Antibiotic Resistance



Breast Implants



Cancer



Heart Disease



Human Immunodeficiency Virus



Mammography



Medical Errors



Overweight and Obesity



Sexually Transmitted Disease



Vaccines



X Rays



Various Annual and Lifetime Risks



The Risk Meters


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index