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Tragic failures : how and why we are harmed by toxic chemicals / Carl F. Cranor.

By: Series: The Romanell lecturesPublisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]Description: xi, 252 pages ; 19 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780190635756 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.9 23
LOC classification:
  • RA1219.3 .C73 2017
Contents:
Introduction -- Industrial chemicals as nuisances : the rise of environmental health laws and their limitations -- Cancers, brain disorders, and the feminization of boys : can we avoid poisoning our children? -- How do obscure Supreme Court decisions affect me? -- How demands for ideal science undermine the public's health -- Conclusion.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-241) and index.

Introduction -- Industrial chemicals as nuisances : the rise of environmental health laws and their limitations -- Cancers, brain disorders, and the feminization of boys : can we avoid poisoning our children? -- How do obscure Supreme Court decisions affect me? -- How demands for ideal science undermine the public's health -- Conclusion.

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