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Everyday Chemicals
Understanding the Risks
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English
Published/Copyright:
2023
About this book
This book is a layperson’s guide to understanding chemical risk. The toxicologist Gerald A. LeBlanc offers a nontechnical overview of the key factors in evaluating whether exposure to chemicals in our daily lives could be harmful.
Author / Editor information
Gerald A. LeBlanc is a professor of toxicology in the Department of Biological Sciences at North Carolina State University. He has served on numerous federal and international science advisory committees, panels, and boards, including the National Research Council’s Committee on Ecological Risk Assessment and as chairman of the USEPA Endocrine Disruptors Methods Validation Advisory Committee.
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James C. Zimring, author of Partial Truths and What Science Is and How It Really Works:
Everyday Chemicals makes an essential yet fairly nuanced topic both intelligible and engaging. LeBlanc's narrative voice, humor, and good wit help readers navigate information and decision making regarding personal choice around toxicological risk.
Everyday Chemicals makes an essential yet fairly nuanced topic both intelligible and engaging. LeBlanc's narrative voice, humor, and good wit help readers navigate information and decision making regarding personal choice around toxicological risk.
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Frontmatter
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CONTENTS
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PREFACE
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ABBREVIATIONS
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1 THE CHEMICAL PARADOX
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2 LESSONS FROM THE PAST
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3 ELEMENTS OF RISK
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4 COPING WITH UNCERTAINTY AND VARIABILITY
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5 ASSESSING RISK
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6 SUSCEPTIBLE POPULATIONS
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7 A CUMULATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT Chemicals on the Produce Shelf
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8 ASSESSING RISKS Pharmaceuticals
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9 ASSESSING RISKS Herbal Supplements
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10 ASSESSING RISKS Chemicals in Our Water
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11 ASSESSING RISKS Chemicals in Our Food
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12 ASSESSING RISKS Chemicals on Our Skin
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13 ASSESSING RISKS The Curious Case of BPA
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EPILOGUE
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NOTES
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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INDEX
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eBook published on:
February 15, 2023
eBook ISBN:
9780231556255
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2 figures, 10 tables
eBook ISBN:
9780231556255
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