| Description |
485 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
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. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Subject |
Risk assessment.
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Environmental risk assessment.
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Health risk assessment.
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| Added Author |
Gray, George (George M.)
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| ISBN |
0618143726 |
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