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Author
Kerns, Thomas A., 1942-
Title
Environmentally induced illnesses : ethics, risk assessment, and human rights / Thomas Kerns.
Publication Info.
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2001]
©2001
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South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction
615.902 KERNS
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Description
ix, 294 pages ; 23 cm
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-292) and index.
Contents
1. Data -- 1. Health effects overview -- 2. Cancers -- 3. Respiratory disorders -- 4. The immune system -- 5. Increased incidence of infectious diseases -- 6. The blood-brain barrier -- 7. Sleep abnormalities -- 8. Intellectual function -- 9. Endocrine system dysregulation -- 10. Detoxification pathways -- 11. Behavioral disorders -- 12. MCS -- 13. Pesticides -- 14. Life disruption -- 15. Actual costs -- 16. How many people are affected? -- 17. Mechanisms -- 18. Controversy -- 2. Principles -- 1. Prevention -- 2. Risk-benefit assessment -- 3. Human rights : an ethical counterbalance -- 4. The golden rule, silver rule, and sufferings of the other -- 5. The precautionary principle -- 6. Nonconsensual exposure -- 7. Tragedy of the commons -- 8. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence -- 9. Moderation in all things -- 10. Summary -- 3. Modest proposals -- 1. Research -- 2. Initial clinical presumptions -- 3. Informed consent -- 4. Burden of proof -- 5. Disaggregated safety standards -- 6. Safe schools -- 7. Safe workplaces -- 8. Transparent processes -- 9. Full disclosure -- 10. Access to public spaces -- 11. Additional proposals -- 4. Brick walls -- 1. Globality -- 2. Multinational chemical corporations -- 3. Public relations -- 4. Medical paradigms -- 5. Others.
Subject
Environmentally induced diseases.
Environmentally induced diseases -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Environmental health -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Human rights -- Health aspects.
Environmental Illness.
Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects.
Human Rights.
Risk Assessment.
Toxins -- adverse effects.
ISBN
0786408278 softcover alkaline paper
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