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Science, Technology & Medicine > Earth sciences, geography, environment & planning > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment
Politics, Society & Education > Psychology > Child & developmental psychology
Science, Technology & Medicine > Medicine > Medicine: general issues > Public health & preventive medicine
Silent Scourge: Children, Pollution, and Why Scientists Disagree (Hardback)
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Silent Scourge: Children, Pollution, and Why Scientists Disagree (Hardback)

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Hardback 318 Pages / Published: 08/05/2003
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Synopsis
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 can we prevent future negative effects on quality of life and even pollution disasters from occurring. This volume will be of great interest to parents, child health care experts, public health officials, regulators, and health and environmental lawyers.

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN: 9780195153910
Number of pages: 318
Weight: 612 g
Dimensions: 240 x 162 x 26 mm

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