LeBlanc Everyday Chemicals

Understanding the Risks
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-0-231-55625-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

LeBlanc, Gerald A.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Umweltmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin, Tropenmedizin, Sportmedizin Umweltmedizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Verfahrenstechnik, Chemieingenieurwesen
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein Toxikologie, Gefahrstoffe, Sicherheit in der Chemie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
List of Abbreviations
1. The Chemical Paradox
2. Lessons from the Past
3. Elements of Risk
4. Coping with Uncertainty and Variability
5. Assessing Risks
6. Susceptible Populations
7. A Cumulative Risk Assessment: Chemicals on the Produce Shelf
8. Assessing Risks: Pharmaceuticals
9. Assessing Risks: Herbal Supplements
10. Assessing Risks: Chemicals in Our Water
11. Assessing Risks: Chemicals in Our Food
12. Assessing Risks: Chemicals on Our Skin
13. Assessing Risks: The Curious Case of BPA
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

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.