Tragic failures
Subtitle: how and why we are harmed by toxic chemicals
By: Carl F. Cranor
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780190635756
Subjects: Environmental health; Toxicological chemistry; Public health; Health risk assessment
Description: A world awash in little understood chemicals tragically harms adults and children alike. Laws keep health agencies in the dark about toxicants, slow, well motivated research hampers protections, and strenuous vested opposition exacerbates the harm. How science is used in the tort law can facilitate or frustrate redress of harm. This book recommends better approaches. -- Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Industrial chemicals as nuisances : the rise of environmental health laws and their limitations --; title: Cancers, brain disorders, and the feminization of boys : can we avoid poisoning our children? --; title: How do obscure Supreme Court decisions affect me? --; title: How demands for ideal science undermine the public's health ---- Conclusion.