Risk: A Practical Guide for Deciding What's Really Safe and What's Dangerous in the World Around YouHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002 - 485 sider An indispensable and timely guide, Risk is the authority for assessing threats to your health and safety. We continually face new risks in our world. This essential family reference will help you understand worrisome risks so you can decide how to stay safe and how to keeps risks in perspective. Expert authors David Ropeik and George Gray include information on: - 50 top hazards - your likelihood of exposure - the consequences - ways to reduce your risk They cover topics such as: - cancer - biological weapons - indoor air pollution - pesticides - radiation |
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... common forms of sexually transmitted or food- borne diseases ^ We hope this book remains valuable to you for some time . Yes , the numbers of victims for various risks may change from year to year , and we will certainly learn more ...
... common forms of sexually transmitted or food- borne diseases ^ We hope this book remains valuable to you for some time . Yes , the numbers of victims for various risks may change from year to year , and we will certainly learn more ...
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... common question we all have about most risks : " What are the chances that . . . ? " If you are like most people , you think that risk means probability , the likelihood that something will happen , as in " Your risk of dying from X is ...
... common question we all have about most risks : " What are the chances that . . . ? " If you are like most people , you think that risk means probability , the likelihood that something will happen , as in " Your risk of dying from X is ...
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... common risk : ketchup . If we are exposed to ketchup , that exposure alone doesn't make it a risk . As far as we know , ketchup isn't a hazard , except for the chance of spill- ing some on your clothes . But let's say somebody discovers ...
... common risk : ketchup . If we are exposed to ketchup , that exposure alone doesn't make it a risk . As far as we know , ketchup isn't a hazard , except for the chance of spill- ing some on your clothes . But let's say somebody discovers ...
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... common sense to err on the side of cau- tion , we should assess risks on a case - by - case basis , rationally weigh- ing them against benefits . They say a blanket Precautionary Principle might deny society a public health advance that ...
... common sense to err on the side of cau- tion , we should assess risks on a case - by - case basis , rationally weigh- ing them against benefits . They say a blanket Precautionary Principle might deny society a public health advance that ...
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... common outcomes to many of the hazards we write about that we felt a general explana- tion of these issues would help . We also don't go into detail about the risks of crime , a complex and unique set of issues . Some basic crime ...
... common outcomes to many of the hazards we write about that we felt a general explana- tion of these issues would help . We also don't go into detail about the risks of crime , a complex and unique set of issues . Some basic crime ...
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III | 23 |
IV | 34 |
V | 39 |
VI | 48 |
VII | 53 |
X | 64 |
XI | 70 |
XII | 76 |
XXXIII | 232 |
XXXIV | 241 |
XXXV | 247 |
XXXVI | 254 |
XXXVII | 270 |
XXXVIII | 283 |
XXXIX | 294 |
XL | 299 |
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Risk: A Practical Guide for Deciding What's Really Safe and What's Really ... David Ropeik,George Gray Begrænset visning - 2002 |
Risk: A Practical Guide for Deciding What's Really Safe and What's Really ... David Ropeik,George Gray Begrænset visning - 2002 |
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air pollution alcohol Americans antibiotics asbestos atoms bacteria bacterium blood body breast caffeine cause Center chapter was reviewed chemicals cholesterol contain crashes damage deaths diesel dioxin doses drinking drivers drugs effects emissions Environmental estimated exposed exposure to hazardous firearms foodborne illness hazardous levels CONSEQUENCES hazardous waste heart disease higher hormones human immune system implants incinerators individual levels indoor infection ionizing radiation killed lead levels will vary LIKELIHOOD of exposure Low Medium High lung lung cancer mammograms Medium High Population-wide mercury microwave million mobile phone molecules motor vehicle mutations National nuclear number of victims ozone particles percent pesticides plants poisoning problems public health radiation radon RANGE OF CONSEQUENCES RANGE OF EXPOSURES rays REDUCING YOUR RISK respiratory Risk Meter LIKELIHOOD safety belts skin cancer smoke studies symptoms tion tissue U.S. residents United vaccines victims Low Medium women X rays
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