Children and Pollution
Why Scientists Disagree
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 14 January 2010
- ISBN 9780195386660
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages376 pages
- Size 231x155x22 mm
- Weight 522 g
- Language English
- Illustrations Illus. 0
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Long description:
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? In this clearly written book, Moore traces the debates around 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. Moore focuses, in particular, on the impact of these pollutants on children's psychological development--their intellectual functioning, behavior, and emotional states, and provides practical strategies for avoiding exposure to environmental contaminants in a final chapter entitled "Protect Your Family, Protect Our Planet." 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 child health care experts, public health officials, regulators, health and environmental advocates, and parents.
Suffice it to say I liked this book a lot. Its reasoning transcends approaches that unduly simplify complex environmental problems that beg for multidimensional, integrated approaches...Therein lies the sparkling contribution made by this book.
Table of Contents:
Prologue
Lead and the Roots of Environmental Controversies
Mercury: Not Just a Fish Story
PCBs: Another Global Pollutant
Neurotoxins Influence Neurodevelopment: Organophosphorus and Carbamate Pesticides
Noise: A Barrier to Children's Learning
It Isn't Fair: Environmental Pollution Disasters and Community Relocations
The Best Science, Values, and the Precautionary Principle to Protect Children
Protect Your Family, Protect Our Planet
Afterword: A Few Remarks on Global Warming
Appendix: Understanding Two Important Statistical Concepts
Notes
References
Index
