Environmentally Induced Illnesses

Author: Thomas A. Kerns
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0786408278
Category: Medical

Environmentally Induced Illnesses: Ethics, Risk Assessment and Human Rights

Readers drawn to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, Laurie Garrett's The Coming Plague, or Theo Colburn's Our Stolen Future will appreciate this work by Thomas Kerns as well. Download Environmentally Induced Illnesses medical books for free.
The growing epidemics of chemically induced illnesses from long-term, low-dose exposure to toxicants in both developed and developing nations are being studied by serious researchers. Questions are being raised as to how societies will deal with these new problems: Kerns's book is the first to directly address the ethical dimension of managing environmental health and ubiquitous toxicants (such as solvents, pesticides, and artificial fragrances). The work includes recent medical literature on chronic health effects from exposure to toxicants and the social costs of these disorders; Get Environmentally Induced Illnesses our bestseller medical books.

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The growing epidemics of chemically induced illnesses from long-term, low-dose exposure to toxicants in both developed and developing nations are being studied by serious researchers The work includes recent medical literature on chronic health effects from exposure to toxicants and the social costs of these disorders;

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