Everyday Chemicals - Understanding the Risks

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Gerald LeBlanc, Gerald A. LeBlanc
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.03.2023
• EAN: 9780231205962
• ISBN: 978-0-231-20596-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Health Risk Assessment, MATHEMATICS / Probability & Statistics / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Chemical & Biochemical, SCIENCE / Chemistry / Toxicology, Medical, Public health & preventive medicine, Public health and preventive medicine, MEDICAL / Environmental Health