What is Safe?
Risks of Living in a Nuclear Age
1st Edition
Published on 31. October 2007
154 pages
978-1-84755-236-5 (ISBN)
Description
Is it safe? "What are the risks involved?" are questions frequently asked by members of the public. This unique book explains the fundamental problems faced in modern-day life. Terms such as "risk" and "safe" are clearly defined, and the risks encountered between birth and death are discussed, including transport, the home, healthcare, diet, and the workplace. The perception of risk, and the risks from radiation (natural, radwaste and nuclear reactors) are covered, along with management of risk and the psychology of risk perception. What is Safe? The Risks of Living in a Nuclear Age is illustrated with examples from the most deeply researched areas. Written for the lay-person, the volume also includes a complete reprint of the late Lord Walter Marshall's famous lecture "The Radioactive Garden". It will be of interest to students, teachers, researchers, industrialists or indeed anyone wishing for an up-to-date view of risk and safety.
Reviews / Votes
"...This book can be commended..." * The Safety and Health Practitioner October 1998 * "As an aid to understanding risk assessment the book is excellent..." * Chemistry in Britain Vol 35 No 1 January 1999 * "... an easy-to-read overview of risk ... written in an accessible, chatty style" * Chemistry & Industry, Number 9, 3 May 1999 * "Overall, this is a valuable and interesting book which makes thought-provoking reading for both lay people and those concerned with the 'safe' exploitation of science and technology." * Applied Radiation and Isotopes 51, 1999, 757 *More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
ISBN-13
978-1-84755-236-5 (9781847552365)
DOI
10.1039/9781847552365
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Royal Society of Chemistry
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Content
Introduction;
Daily Life;
Childhood;
Transport Risks;
Homes;
Recreation;
Healthcare;
Diet;
Medical;
Energy;
Perception;
Risk, Perception and Social Constructions;
Risk Management;
Risks at Work;
Risks from Chemicals;
General Principles of Risk;
Defining 'Safe' and 'Safe Enough';
Statistics - Dealing with Large Numbers;
Radioactive Waste Disposal;
Modelling Doses and Risks;
Marshalling our Facts;
Perception of Radwaste Disposal;
Concluding Remarks;
Appendix;
Bibliography;
Subject Index.
Daily Life;
Childhood;
Transport Risks;
Homes;
Recreation;
Healthcare;
Diet;
Medical;
Energy;
Perception;
Risk, Perception and Social Constructions;
Risk Management;
Risks at Work;
Risks from Chemicals;
General Principles of Risk;
Defining 'Safe' and 'Safe Enough';
Statistics - Dealing with Large Numbers;
Radioactive Waste Disposal;
Modelling Doses and Risks;
Marshalling our Facts;
Perception of Radwaste Disposal;
Concluding Remarks;
Appendix;
Bibliography;
Subject Index.
