Silent Scourge: Children, Pollution, and Why Scientists Disagree - Couverture rigide

Moore PhD, Colleen F.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 019515391X ISBN 13 : 9780195153910

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2003

Synopsis

How does pollution impact our daily quality of life? What are the effects of pollution on children's development? Why do industry and environmental experts disagree about what levels of pollutants are safe? This clearly written book, traces the debates over five key pollutants - lead, mercury, noise, pesticides, and dioxins and PCBs - and provides an overview of the history of each pollutant, basic research findings, and the scientific and regulatory controversies surrounding it. It focuses, in particular, on the impact of these pollutants on children's psychological development, their intellectual functioning, behaviour, and emotional states. Only by understanding the impact of pollution can we prevent future negative effects on quality of life and even pollution disasters from occurring. This volume will be of great interest to parents, child health care experts, public health officials, regulators, and health and environmental lawyers.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Colleen Moore is Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 019515391X
• ISBN 13: 9780195153910
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 328
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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