Children and pollution : why scientists disagree / Colleen F. Moore.

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,...

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Main Author: Moore, Colleen F., 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2009.
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Summary: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-
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 354 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199728299
0199728291
9780195386660
0195386663
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.