| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 354 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- Lead and the roots of environmental controversies -- Mercury : not just another fish story -- PCBs : another global pollutant -- Neurotoxins influence neurodevelopment : organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides -- Noise : a barrier to children's learning -- It isn't fair : environmental pollution disasters and community relocations -- The best science, values, and the precautionary principle to protect children -- Protect your family, protect our planet -- Afterword: A few remarks on global warming -- Appendix: Understanding two important statistical concepts. |
| Summary |
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? In this clearly written book, Moore traces the debates around 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. Moore focuses, in particular, on the impact of these pollutants on children's psychological development- |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Pediatric toxicology.
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Environmental toxicology.
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Pollution -- Psychological aspects.
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Pollution.
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MEDICAL -- Pediatrics.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Children's Health.
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Environmental toxicology. (OCoLC)fst00913536
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Pediatric toxicology. (OCoLC)fst01056490
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Pollution -- Psychological aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01070149
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Moore, Colleen F., 1950- Children and pollution. New York : Oxford University Press, ©2009 9780195386660 0195386663 (DLC) 2008041656 (OCoLC)256770213 |
| Standard No. |
9786612054006 |
| ISBN |
9780199728299 (electronic bk.) |
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0199728291 (electronic bk.) |
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