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Author Cranor, Carl F., author.

Title Tragic failures : how and why we are harmed by toxic chemicals / Carl F. Cranor
Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
©2017

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 252 pages)
Series The Romanell lectures
Romanell lectures.
Contents Introduction -- Industrial chemicals as nuisances : the rise of environmental health laws and their limitations -- Cancers, brain disorders, and the feminization of boys : can we avoid poisoning our children? -- How do obscure Supreme Court decisions affect me? -- How demands for ideal science undermine the public's health -- Conclusion
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 3, 2019)
Subject Toxicological chemistry -- United States
Environmental health -- United States
Public health -- Political aspects -- United States
Health risk assessment -- United States
Hazardous Substances -- toxicity
Environmental Exposure -- legislation & jurisprudence
Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects
Environmental Illness
Legislation as Topic
Health Policy.
MEDICAL.
Public Health.
PHILOSOPHY.
Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Environmental health
Health risk assessment
Public health -- Political aspects
Toxicological chemistry
United States
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780190635756
0190635754
9780190635770
0190635770
9780190635763
0190635762