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Child Health and the Environment
By Donald T. Wigle
417 pages
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- Oxford University Press
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- New York
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- 2003
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Synopsis
This is the first textbook to focus on environmental threats to child health. It provides overviews of key children's environmental health issues as well as the role of environmental epidemiology and risk assessment in child health protection. Overarching themes are the susceptibility of the rapidly developing fetus and infant to environmental toxicants, the importance of modifying factors(e.g. poverty, genetic traits, nutrition), the role of health outcome and exposure monitoring, uncertainties ...
This is the first textbook to focus on environmental threats to child health. It provides overviews of key children's environmental health issues as well as the role of environmental epidemiology and risk assessment in child health protection. Overarching themes are the susceptibility of the rapidly developing fetus and infant to environmental toxicants, the importance of modifying factors(e.g. poverty, genetic traits, nutrition), the role of health outcome and exposure monitoring, uncertainties surrounding environmental exposure limits, and the importance of timely intervention.
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Table of contents
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- Child Health and the Environment i
- Title Page iii
- Acknowledgements vii
- Preface ix
- Contents xv
- Child Health and the Environment xix
- 1 - Environmental Threats to Child Health- Overview 1
- 2 - Environmental Epidemiology 27
- 3 - Risk Assessment 47
- 4 - Metals—Lead 71
- 5 - Metals—Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium, and Manganese 99
- 6 - Pcbs, Dioxins, and Related Compounds 136
- 7 - Pesticides 162
- 9 - Hormonally Active Agents 189
- 9 - Radiation 229
- 10 - Indoor Air 270
- Child Health and the Environment i
- Title Page iii
- Acknowledgements vii
- Preface ix
- Contents xv
- Child Health and the Environment xix
- 1 - Environmental Threats to Child Health- Overview 1
- 2 - Environmental Epidemiology 27
- 3 - Risk Assessment 47
- 4 - Metals—Lead 71
- 5 - Metals—Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium, and Manganese 99
- 6 - Pcbs, Dioxins, and Related Compounds 136
- 7 - Pesticides 162
- 9 - Hormonally Active Agents 189
- 9 - Radiation 229
- 10 - Indoor Air 270
- 11 - Outdoor Air 300
- 12 - Water 334
- 13 - Conclusion 366
- Index 383