
Silent Scourge
Children, Pollution, and Why Scientists Disagree
Colleen F. Moore(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 8. May 2003
Book
Hardback
328 pages
978-0-19-515391-0 (ISBN)
Description
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? This clearly written book, traces the debates over 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. It focuses, in particular, on the impact of these pollutants on children's psychological development, their intellectual functioning, behaviour, and emotional states. Only by understanding the impact of pollution can we prevent future negative effects on quality of life and even pollution disasters from occurring. This volume will be of great interest to parents, child health care experts, public health officials, regulators, and health and environmental lawyers.
Reviews / Votes
This book provides essential and useful information on the effects of pollution on the quality of life of children, including their overall development and psychological wellbeing. * CAB Abstracts *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
numerous figures
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
663 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-515391-0 (9780195153910)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Colleen Moore is Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Author
Professor of PsychologyProfessor of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Content
Prologue ; 1. Lead and the Roots of Environmental Controversy ; 2. Mercury: Not Just a Fish Story ; 3. PCBs: Another Global Pollutant ; 4. Why Organophosphorus and Carbamate Pesticides Should Be Studied ; 5. Noise and Children's Development ; 6. It Isn't Fair: Environmental Pollution Disasters and Community Relocations ; 7. The Best Science, Values, and Environmental Policy to Protect Children ; Appendix: Two Important Statistical Concepts