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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... Lead 30. Mercury 31. Nuclear Power 32. Ozone Depletion 33. Pesticides 34. Radiation 35. Radon 241 247 254 264 270 283 294 36. Solar Radiation 299 37. Water Pollution 308 PART III . MEDICINE 38. Antibiotic Resistance 321 39. Breast ...
... Lead 30. Mercury 31. Nuclear Power 32. Ozone Depletion 33. Pesticides 34. Radiation 35. Radon 241 247 254 264 270 283 294 36. Solar Radiation 299 37. Water Pollution 308 PART III . MEDICINE 38. Antibiotic Resistance 321 39. Breast ...
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... lead or pes- ticides affects us , will all be pretty much the same . We also hope you find this book useful no matter where you live . While the numbers and exposure patterns we cite are focused on the United States , the details of ...
... lead or pes- ticides affects us , will all be pretty much the same . We also hope you find this book useful no matter where you live . While the numbers and exposure patterns we cite are focused on the United States , the details of ...
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... lead to a negative consequence . It's helpful to keep all these elements in mind when thinking about risk . Take out any one of those components , and the definition is in- complete . Each one involves characteristics that help you ...
... lead to a negative consequence . It's helpful to keep all these elements in mind when thinking about risk . Take out any one of those components , and the definition is in- complete . Each one involves characteristics that help you ...
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... , and the mix can lead to different outcomes than exposure to any individual component . ( Ra- don and smoking , for instance , apparently work synergistically and in- crease the risk of lung cancer more than the sum INTRODUCTION 9.
... , and the mix can lead to different outcomes than exposure to any individual component . ( Ra- don and smoking , for instance , apparently work synergistically and in- crease the risk of lung cancer more than the sum INTRODUCTION 9.
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... lead to an inaccurate assumption that A caused B. Hidden confounders can never be completely ruled out . Epidemiologists can also do a different type of study , not just looking back in time at a small local group of people over just a ...
... lead to an inaccurate assumption that A caused B. Hidden confounders can never be completely ruled out . Epidemiologists can also do a different type of study , not just looking back in time at a small local group of people over just a ...
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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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