Life support : the environment and human health /
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Cambridge, Mass. :
MIT Press,
[2002]
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Table of Contents:
- Environment, health, and risk / Michael McCally
- Urban and transboundary air pollution / David C. Christiani and Mark A. Woodin
- Water quality and water resources / John M. Balbus
- Human health and heavy metals exposure / Howard Hu
- Population, consumption, and human health / J. Joseph Speidel
- Global climate change and health / Andrew Haines, Anthony J. McMichaeal and Paul R. Epstein
- Species loss and ecosystem disruption / Eric Chivian
- Ozone depletion and ultraviolet radiation / Frank R. de Gruijl and Jan C. van der Leun
- Environmental endocrine disruption / Gina M. Solomon and Ted Schettler
- Body burdens of industrial chemicals in the general population / Joe Thornton, Michael McCally, and Jeff Howard
- Cancer and the environment / Richard W. Clapp
- Radiation and health / Maureen Hatch and Michael McCally
- The science of risk assessment / John C. Bailar III and A. John Bailer
- The precautionary principle / Ted Schettler, Katherine Barrett, and Carolyn Raffensperger
- Vulnerable populations / Philip Landrigan and Anjali Garg
- War and the environment / Jennifer Leaning
- Sustainable health care and emerging ethical responsibilities / Andrew Jameton and Jessica Pierce.