Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Air
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Proposed Identification of Vinyl Chloride as a Toxic Air Contaminant
Author: Proposed Identification of Vinyl Chloride as a Toxic Air Contaminant: Staff responses to public comments on the vinyl chloride report
Author: Proposed Identification of Vinyl Chloride as a Toxic Air Contaminant: Health effects of airborne vinyl chloride
Author: Proposed Identification of Vinyl Chloride as a Toxic Air Contaminant
Author: Environmental Medicine
Author: Committee on Curriculum Development in Environmental MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309568722
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
People are increasingly concerned about potential environmental health hazards and often ask their physicians questions such as: "Is the tap water safe to drink?" "Is it safe to live near power lines?" Unfortunately, physicians often lack the information and training related to environmental health risks needed to answer such questions. This book discusses six competency based learning objectives for all medical school students, discusses the relevance of environmental health to specific courses and clerkships, and demonstrates how to integrate environmental health into the curriculum through published case studies, some of which are included in one of the book's three appendices. Also included is a guide on where to obtain additional information for treatment, referral, and follow-up for diseases with possible environmental and/or occupational origins.
Proposed Identification of Trichloroethylene as a Toxic Air Contaminant
Author: Proposed Identification of Trichloroethylene as a Toxic Air Contaminant: Health assessment
Author: Proposed Identification of Trichloroethylene as a Toxic Air Contaminant: Exposure assessment
Author: Taking an Exposure History
Author: Arthur L. FrankPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental monitoring
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Science and Judgment in Risk Assessment
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030904894X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
The public depends on competent risk assessment from the federal government and the scientific community to grapple with the threat of pollution. When risk reports turn out to be overblownâ€"or when risks are overlookedâ€"public skepticism abounds. This comprehensive and readable book explores how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can improve its risk assessment practices, with a focus on implementation of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. With a wealth of detailed information, pertinent examples, and revealing analysis, the volume explores the "default option" and other basic concepts. It offers two views of EPA operations: The first examines how EPA currently assesses exposure to hazardous air pollutants, evaluates the toxicity of a substance, and characterizes the risk to the public. The second, more holistic, view explores how EPA can improve in several critical areas of risk assessment by focusing on cross-cutting themes and incorporating more scientific judgment. This comprehensive volume will be important to the EPA and other agencies, risk managers, environmental advocates, scientists, faculty, students, and concerned individuals.