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Tragic failures : how and why we are harmed by toxic chemicals /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cranor, Carl F. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Series:Romanell lectures.
Subjects:
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
United States
Chimie toxicologique > États-Unis.
Santé publique > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Risques pour la santé > Évaluation > États-Unis.
Health Policy.
MEDICAL.
Public Health.
PHILOSOPHY.
Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Environmental health
Health risk assessment
Public health > Political aspects
Toxicological chemistry
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 252 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190635756
0190635754
9780190635770
0190635770
9780190635763
0190635762