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Challenging environmental mythology wrestling Zeus

J. W Dini

Raleigh, NC SciTech Pub Norwich, NY Distributed to the trade by W. Andrew Pub c2003

Localização: FEA - Fac. Econ. Adm. Contab. e Atuária  ACERVO DELFIM NETTO  (A34.11.5 )(Acessar)

  • Título:
    Challenging environmental mythology wrestling Zeus
  • Autor: J. W Dini
  • Assuntos: Environmentalism; Environmentalism -- United States; Environmental exposure; Environmental health; MEIO AMBIENTE -- ESTADOS UNIDOS
  • Notas: Includes bibliographical references and index
  • Descrição: Sec. I. Pollution. Can someone please define pollution? ; The good old days ... weren't ; Indoor air pollution - is your home sick? ; Nitric oxide - from pollutant to molecule of the year ; Global warming: the controversy rages on -- Sec. II. Chemicals - the other side of the story. Chemophobia ; Poopophobia ; DDT: the real story ; The single molecule theory of chemical contamination ; Hormesis: mother knows best ; A vocabulary lesson - bioavailability and chirality ; Nature's newly discovered chemical behaves like PCBs -- Sec III. Mother nature - do we control her destiny? Nature, frail or force to be reckoned with? ; Species extinction may not be caused by pollution ; Killer rocks: please spend my money here! -- Sec. IV. Assessing risks and the costs of life. The precautionary principle - better off staying in bed ; The cost of a life and interventions ; One in a million - human health risk ; The EPA's fat chance -- Sec. V. Radiation and cancer risk. Radiation- it's what you think you know ; Radiation hormesis - a little bit means a lot ; Cancer clusters - shoot first, asking nothing ; Poverty is the worst carcinogen -- Sec. VI. The culture of the environment. Environmental indicators - "Gimme the bad news doc!" ; Bad news is big news ; Scientists vs. journalists ; Environmental education - breeding brainwashed activists? ; Statistics: speaking with forked tongues ; Environmentalism and cultural differences - the "envirocrats" ; Environmental hysteria - funny stories, serious morals -- Sec 7. The lighter side. Chasing the little white ball ; Noah - a modern version
  • Editor: Raleigh, NC SciTech Pub Norwich, NY Distributed to the trade by W. Andrew Pub
  • Data de criação/publicação: c2003
  • Formato: xii, 207 p 24 cm.
  • Idioma: Inglês
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