Author: Thomas S. WallstenPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Assessing the Risks to Young Children of Three Effects Associated with Elevated Blood-lead Levels
Author: Thomas S. WallstenHealth Effects of Lead
Author: Commission on Lead in the EnvironmentPublisher: Royal Society of Canada, Commission on Lead in the Environment
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Lead Toxicity
Author: Radhey Lal SinghalPublisher: Urban & Schwarzenberg
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children
Author: Centers for Disease Control (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Accidental poisoning, in children
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Environmental Health Perspectives
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Environmental health
Languages : en
Pages : 1576
Book Description
Lead Exposure and Child Development
Author: M. SmithPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400908474
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
This book arises out of a workshop on lead exposure and child development which was held at the University of Edinburgh on 8th-12th September 1986. It was organized jointly by the Commission of the European Communities (CEC) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in association with the UK Department of the Environment and the Scottish Home and Health Department. It brought together most of the internationally recognized groups working on the effects of lead exposure on child development including child psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, epidemiologists, toxicologists, stati sticians, and medical practitioners. One of the unique features of the meeting was that it included workers from initially separate fields of lead research, in particular those undertaking studies in infants and in older children, and those carrying out behavioural research in animals, as well as those undertaking biochemical studies on mechanisms of lead effect. The structure of this book reflects the main elements of the meeting. As such it includes three main sections. The first consists of two major state-of the-art reviews, and two invited introductory papers. The reviews were prepared for the organizers of the conference by two of the Editors. The objectives were to assess critically the state of current knowledge in this field and to provide a scientific basis both for policy decisions and for further research. The review prepared by Marjorie Smith for the Commission of the European Communities focusses on methodological and design issues, and summarizes our present scientific knowledge in this area.
Lead Poisoning
Author: Bernice SteinhardtPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9780756700164
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Lead poisoning, a preventable condition, is one of the most serious environmental health threats to children in the U.S. This report reviews federal activities for ensuring that at-risk children receive screening & treatment for lead poisoning. In particular, it addresses the risk of lead poisoning faced by children served by federal health care programs, the extent to which children served by these programs have been screened for this condition, reasons why screenings may not be occurring, & problems faced by federal health care programs in ensuring that children who have been identified as having harmful lead levels in their blood receive timely follow-up treatment.
Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788100769
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Covers: sources and pathways of lead exposure, role of the pediatric health-care provider, role of state and local public agencies, screening, diagnostic evaluation and medical management of children with high blood levels, management of lead hazards in the environment of the individual child, management of lead hazards in the community, and much more. Graphs and tables.
Acceptable Evidence
Author: Deborah G. MayoPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195358325
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Discussions of science and values in risk management have largely focused on how values enter into arguments about risks, that is, issues of acceptable risk. Instead this volume concentrates on how values enter into collecting, interpreting, communicating, and evaluating the evidence of risks, that is, issues of the acceptability of evidence of risk. By focusing on acceptable evidence, this volume avoids two barriers to progress. One barrier assumes that evidence of risk is largely a matter of objective scientific data and therefore uncontroversial. The other assumes that evidence of risk, being "just" a matter of values, is not amenable to reasoned critique. Denying both extremes, this volume argues for a more constructive conclusion: understanding the interrelations of scientific and value issues enables a critical scrutiny of risk assessments and better public deliberation about social choices. The contributors, distinguished philosophers, policy analysts, and natural and social scientists, analyze environmental and medical controversies, and assumptions underlying views about risk assessment and the scientific and statistical models used in risk management.
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