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Everyday chemicalsunderstanding the risks /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Everyday chemicalsGerald A. LeBlanc.
Reminder of title:	understanding the risks /
Author:	LeBlanc, Gerald A.
Published:	New York, NY :Columbia University Press,c2023.
Description:	1 online resource :ill.
Subject:	Toxicology
Online resource:	https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231556255
ISBN:	9780231556255$q(electronic bk.)

Everyday chemicalsunderstanding the risks /
LeBlanc, Gerald A.

Everyday chemicalsunderstanding the risks /[electronic resource] :Gerald A. LeBlanc. - 1st ed. - New York, NY :Columbia University Press,c2023. - 1 online resource :ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is the likelihood that common chemicals such as bisphenol-A, which is found in plastic water bottles, are harming us? Should shoppers be concerned about pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables in the supermarket produce aisle? Are we risking adverse health effects when we use insect repellent that contains DEET or slather on sunscreen? Modern life requires us to navigate an endless sea of chemicals. How do we know whether we need to worry about them?This book is a layperson's guide to understanding chemical risk. The toxicologist Gerald A. LeBlanc offers a nontechnical overview of the key factors in evaluating whether exposure to chemicals in our daily lives could be harmful. He leads readers through the basic concepts of risk assessment using real-world examples. LeBlanc emphasizes that chemical hazard depends on the level of exposure and provides practical strategies for sensible decision making. The book features a series of accessible case studies describing how we all can reach rational conclusions about the danger of typical chemical exposures we experience every day.Giving nonexpert readers the tools to understand chemical risks, this book shows how critical thinking and science literacy can help us live with less fear and anxiety and make reasonable choices when confronted with potential hazards.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

ISBN: 9780231556255$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.7312/lebl20596doi

LCCN: 2022027053Subjects--Topical Terms:

253105
Toxicology

LC Class. No.: RA1213 / .L43 2023

Dewey Class. No.: 615.9

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300 $a 1 online resource : $b ill.
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520 $a What is the likelihood that common chemicals such as bisphenol-A, which is found in plastic water bottles, are harming us? Should shoppers be concerned about pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables in the supermarket produce aisle? Are we risking adverse health effects when we use insect repellent that contains DEET or slather on sunscreen? Modern life requires us to navigate an endless sea of chemicals. How do we know whether we need to worry about them?This book is a layperson's guide to understanding chemical risk. The toxicologist Gerald A. LeBlanc offers a nontechnical overview of the key factors in evaluating whether exposure to chemicals in our daily lives could be harmful. He leads readers through the basic concepts of risk assessment using real-world examples. LeBlanc emphasizes that chemical hazard depends on the level of exposure and provides practical strategies for sensible decision making. The book features a series of accessible case studies describing how we all can reach rational conclusions about the danger of typical chemical exposures we experience every day.Giving nonexpert readers the tools to understand chemical risks, this book shows how critical thinking and science literacy can help us live with less fear and anxiety and make reasonable choices when confronted with potential hazards.
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