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Books on: ddt and risks

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Living Dangerously: Navigating the Risks of Everyday Life

Book by John F. Ross; Helix Books, 1999

Subjects:

Risk-Taking (Psychology), Risk--Sociological Aspects

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

How well do you know the risks in your life? Probably not as well as you think -- and that can make for dangerous living. In this provocative book, John F. Ross reveals how new types of risk decisions -- choices never confronted by our parents or grandparents -- have filled our lives with worry and ...
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How well do you know the risks in your life? Probably not as well as you think -- and that can make for dangerous living. In this provocative book, John F. Ross reveals how new types of risk decisions -- choices never confronted by our parents or grandparents -- have filled our lives with worry and confusion. Through vivid storytelling, intriguing forays into history, and compelling insights about modern science, Ross helps the reader combat fear, manage risk, and become a truly empowered citizen of the twenty-first century.
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Reporting on Risks: The Practice and Ethics of Health and Safety Communication

Book by Jim Willis, Albert Adelowo Okunade; Praeger Publishers, 1997

Subjects:

Health In Mass Media, Health Risk Communication

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

Health and safety risk issues such as AIDS, hazardous waste disposal, airline disasters, and health care policy frequently dominate the news and require a new level of sensitivity and expertise on the part of journalists. This volume focuses on a study of the trends in risk reporting and offers ...
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Health and safety risk issues such as AIDS, hazardous waste disposal, airline disasters, and health care policy frequently dominate the news and require a new level of sensitivity and expertise on the part of journalists. This volume focuses on a study of the trends in risk reporting and offers guidelines on how to report the dangers of these risks more accurately. It also examines the ethical implications of reporting risks to the public. This work will be of interest to those studying communication, specifically in the areas of ethics in journalism and public health and medical reporting.
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The Precautionary Principle: A Critical Appraisal of Environment Risk Assessment

Book by Indur M. Goklany; Cato Institute, 2001

Subjects:

Environmental Risk Assessment

Collections: Entire Library

Goklany argues that selective application of this principle distorts the policy debate.
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Bountiful Harvest: Technology, Food Safety, and the Environment

Book by Thomas R. Degregori; Cato Institute, 2002

Subjects:

Agricultural Innovations, Agriculture--Environmental Aspects, Technology--Philosophy, Technology--Social Aspects

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

In this provocative work, Thomas DeGregori explores many of the revolutionary technological advances of the past century, especially those in agriculture.
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Ecoscience: Population, Resources, Environment

Book by Paul R. Ehrlich, Anne H. Ehrlich, John P. Holdren; W. H. Freeman, 1977

Subjects:

Human Ecology, Pollution, Population

Collections: Entire Library

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Journal Articles on: ddt and risks

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Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT): Ubiquity, Persistence, and Risks

Journal article by Vladimir Turusov, Valery Rakitsky, Lorenzo Tomatis; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 110, 2002

Collections: Entire Library

...Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT): ubiquity, persistence, and risks by Vladimir Turusov...possible contribution of DDT to increasing the risks for cancers at various sites...far superior to possible risks (75). The DDT question has stimulated...
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The Regulation of DDT: A Choice between Evils

Journal article by Ashley K. Martin; Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 41, 2008

Subjects:

DDT (Insecticide)--Laws, regulations and rules, DDT--Laws, regulations and rules, Environmental protection--Laws, regulations and rules, Malaria--Control

Collections: Entire Library

...chemicals that replace DDT, have more immediate and significant risks of toxicity, which are...evaluated in light of the risks of harm DDT causes to the environment...explaining that "claims of risks of DDT to human health and the...
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DDT and Breast Cancer Revisited: New Findings in an Old Debate

Journal article by John Manuel; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 115, 2007

Subjects:

Breast cancer--Risk factors, DDT (Insecticide)--Health aspects, DDT--Health aspects, Malaria--Prevention, Mosquito control--Equipment and supplies, Mosquitoes--Control, Mosquitoes--Equipment and supplies

Collections: Entire Library

...studies conducted since the ban have typically failed to establish a link between exposure to DDT and human cancer. Weighing the perceived health risks against the possible benefits, the WHO and other agencies have recently endorsed the indoor spraying...
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DDT Risk Assessments

Journal article by Donald R. Roberts; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 109, 2001

Collections: Entire Library

...repeated references to DDT risks. These statements of...because of hypothetical risks from minute quantities of DDT sprayed on internal house...Kilama WL. Balancing risks on the backs of the poor...13.) Roberts DR. DDT and the global threat...
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Prenatal DDT Exposure in Relation to Anthropometric and Pubertal Measures in Adolescent Males

Journal article by Beth C. Gladen, Mark A. Klebanoff, Mary L. Hediger, Solomon H. Katz, Dana B. Barr, Mark D. Davis, Matthew P. Longnecker; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 112, 2004

Collections: Entire Library

...combination of benefits and risks. DDT or its breakdown products...benefits and environmental risks associated with DDT has made use of the pesticide...Dichrorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT): ubiquity, persistence, and risks. Environ Health Perspect 110...

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Magazine Articles on: ddt and risks

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One Cheer for DDT? Forty Years after Silent Spring, Resurgent Malaria Gives New Life to an Old Killer

Magazine article by Stephen Bocking; Alternatives Journal, Vol. 30, September 2004

Subjects:

DDT (Insecticide)--Laws, regulations and rules, DDT--Laws, regulations and rules, Malaria--Causes of, Pesticides--Influence, Pesticides--Laws, regulations and rules, Pesticides--Risk factors

Collections: Entire Library

One Cheer for DDT? Forty Years after Silent Spring...notion of "balancing" health risks against achieving the perfect...when many countries banned DDT, ending an era when the stuff...experts argue that a global ban of DDT would be more dangerous than...
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Better Living through Chemistry: DDT Could Save Millions of Africans from Dying of Malaria-If Only Environmentalists Would Let It

Magazine article by Alexander Gourevitch; Washington Monthly, Vol. 35, March 2003

Subjects:

DDT (Insecticide)--Health aspects, DDT (Insecticide)--Usage, Malaria--Safety and security measures

Collections: Entire Library

...chemicals into the environment. For this reason, the environmental risks from such targeted measures are considered minimal" Agricultural...outdoors every few weeks. But almost nobody who supports using DDT to combat malaria wants to see it come back into use as an agricultural...
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Africa's Other Deadly Plague: Malaria Kills One Child under Age 5 Every 30 Seconds. DDT Stops the Disease, but Environmentalists Still Oppose It, despite That Controlled Use Seems Harmless to Humans

Magazine article by Tom Carter; Insight on the News, Vol. 18, August 5, 2002

Subjects:

DDT (Insecticide)--Health aspects, Infants--Mortality, Malaria--Prevention, Mosquitoes--Biological control

Collections: Entire Library

...open letter last year demanding that DDT be allowed for malaria control. "At worst there are small heath risks, and very large benefits to DDT house spraying," the letter stated. "It would be a terrible error to eliminate DDT, which probably saves...
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Getting Nanotechnology Right the First Time: Government and Industry Should Be Working to Identify and Manage Possible Health and Environmental Risks before New Products Are Widely Used

Magazine article by John Balbus, Richard Denison, Karen Florini, Scott Walsh; Issues in Science and Technology, Vol. 21, Summer 2005

Subjects:

Nanotechnology--Environmental aspects, Nanotechnology--Forecasts and trends, Nanotechnology--Laws, regulations and rules, Nanotechnology--Research, Nanotechnology--Safety and security measures

Collections: Entire Library

...novel properties may pose new risks to workers, consumers, the public...asbestos, chlorofluorocarbons, DDT, leaded gasoline, PCBs, and...prior mistakes by identifying risks up front, taking the necessary...provide a full picture of the risks of these engineered nanomaterials...
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Phasing out PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS

Magazine article by Anne Platt Mcginn; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 129, September 2000

Subjects:

DDT (Insecticide)--Health aspects, DDT--Health aspects, Dioxin--Health aspects, Dioxins--Health aspects, Pollutants--Analysis, Polychlorinated biphenyls--Health aspects, United States--Environmental aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...pesticide to eliminate health risks or a better disposal process...of the notorious insecticide DDT--the most commonly detected...persistent breakdown product of DDT) at levels six times the acceptable...breast-feeding still far outweigh these risks.) Once they are released, POPs...

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Newspaper Articles on: ddt and risks

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DDT: Malaria's Answer in Africa? 2 Million Die Each Year from Disease

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 16, 2002

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...open letter" last year demanding that DDT be allowed for malaria control. "At worst there are small heath risks, and very large benefits to DDT house spraying," the letter said. "It would be a terrible error to eliminate DDT, which probably saves hundreds...
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DDT Saves Lives

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 8, 2007

Subjects:

Chlorinated solvents, Chlorobenzene, Chlorobenzenes

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...carefully, but their benefits clearly outweigh their risks. DDT is the most studied chemical in history. Decades of...Pesticide Action Network is so focused on speculative risks of using DDT that it ignores the horrific dangers the chemical prevents...
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U.S. Takes New View on DDT in Africa; Insecticide Best to Fight Malaria

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 3, 2006

Subjects:

Environmental activists, Environmentalists, Malaria

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...because of environmental concerns and unsubstantiated fears it can harm humans. "We think DDT is safe when used correctly and are not aware of any human health risks," Mr. Green said. USAID is the federal governments lead agency in efforts to help African...
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Misguided Views on DDT

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 31, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...just two sprayings a year. However, even if DDT were carcinogenic, most Africans would gladly...Africans they must focus on theoretical cancer risks - and continue living with disease and death risks that DDT could prevent - is unconscionable, lethal...
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Deadly Decisions on DDT

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 30, 2002

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...letter advocating DDTs use in malaria control. Part of the letter reads, "At worst, there are small health risks, and very large benefits to DDT house spraying." Used in such a manner, DDT constitutes an almost inconsequential threat to human health...

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