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Environmental health sourcebook
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Laura Larsen |
"Provides basic consumer health information about the health effects of environmental hazards and diseases linked to environmental causes, with facts about the impact on specific populations. Include… |
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Poisoned for profit
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Philip Shabecoff |
Looks at the prevalence of toxic chemicals in the food supply, household cleaners, water systems, and other aspects of modern life, exposing the direct link between the chemical industry and the grow… |
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The changing face of disease
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Peters, J.,C. G. N. Mascie-Taylor,Stephen T. McGarvey |
The Changing Face of Disease seeks to address four themes which reflect our understanding of disease: its evolution; its implications for human societies; its ecology, and our response to it. |
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The World According To Monsanto
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Marie-Monique Robin |
Marie-Monique Robin spent three years investigating Monsanto, the world's leading producer of GMOs. In this prize-winning, controversial account, she shares her discoveries of the recently 'green' Mo… |
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Understanding multiple chemical sensitivity
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Els Valkenburg |
"In a question-and-answer format, the effects of exposure to perfume, smoke, air fresheners, cleaning products, exhaust, and other air contaminants are examined and linked to symptoms. The book conta… |
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Toxique planète
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André Cicolella |
Aujourd'hui, 2 décès sur 3 dans le monde sont le fait des maladies chroniques (maladies cardio-vasculaires ou respiratoires, cancers, diabète...). Le cancer touche 1 homme sur 2 et 2 femmes sur 5. No… |
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Environmental diseases
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Madelyn Klein Anderson |
Examines how environmental factors such as hazardous chemicals and radiation may cause a variety of diseases. |
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The boiled frog syndrome
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Saunders, Thomas |
The last century saw a dramatic increase in urban-related illnesses. Poor office design, glaring lights and bad ventilation, gave rise to the condition "Sick Building Syndrome", and heavily polluted,… |
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How much risk?
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Inge F. Goldstein |
"How Much Risk? illustrates how scientists investigate controversial issues such as high rates of breast cancer attributed to pesticides, cancer clusters near toxic waste dumps and nuclear plants, an… |
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