Environmental Impacts on Human Health
The Agenda for Long-Term Research and Development
Published on 11. June 1987
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-0-275-92338-9 (ISBN)
Description
In 1984, the Conference on Environmental Quality, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Science Foundation convened a series of panel meetings to discuss long-term environmental issues. Environmental Impacts on Human Health is the result of that prestigious conference. Drawing on contributions from nationally recognized scientists and experts from industry and government, this collection of papers will help to redirect long-term environmental research and development.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
570 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-275-92338-9 (9780275923389)
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Persons
SIDNEY DRAGGAN is a Policy Analyst in the Division of Policy Research and Analysis, National Science Foundation. rssen /f John /i J. /r ed. rison /f Richard /r ed.
Content
Preface Priority Needs in the Development of Genetic Epidemiology by Mark Skolnick Effects of Human Physiologic and Genetic Variability on the Development and Expression of Pollutant-Related Diseases by Elliot S. Vessell Molecular Epidemiology: A Novel Approach to the Investigation of Pollutant-Related Chronic Disease by Frederica Perera The Value of Molecular Epidemiology in Quantitive Risk Assessment by Dale Hattis Problems in Demonstrating Disease Causation Following Multiple Exposure to Toxic or Hazardous Substances by Robert L. Dixon and Carlton H. Nadolney The Value of Health Registries in Monitoring Pollutant-Related Disease by Paul A. Schulte Improved Methods for Discerning Health Impacts of Current Technologies by James Robins, Mark Cullen, and Laurie S. Welch Identification and Control of Human Health Hazards Associated with Current and Emerging Biotechnology by Daniel F. Liberman Index