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008			220706s2023 nyua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2022027053
020			_a9780231205962 _q(hardback)
020			_a9780231205979 _q(trade paperback)
020			_z9780231556255 _q(ebook)
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dDLC _dMiTN
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aRA1213 _b.L43 2023
082	0	0	_a615.9 _223/eng/20220715
100	1		_aLeBlanc, Gerald A.,
245	1	0	_aEveryday chemicals : _bunderstanding the risks / _cGerald A. LeBlanc.
264		1	_aNew York : _bColumbia University Press, _c[2023]
300			_axv, 299 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"The general public has become highly sensitized to the presence of chemicals in their daily lives. Information on industrial contaminants in water, pesticides in foods, and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products overwhelms the average person with dread that they have lost control over their own health and safety and that of their family. Unfortunately, most books on this subject, written for the lay audience, exacerbate this concern, as they present the hazards of chemicals in our environment with no consideration of whether those hazards are likely to occur under normal living conditions. That is, they present hazard with no consideration of risk. This book condenses and simplifies risk assessment procedures to arm a layperson with the knowledge and tools required to perform rational assessments of whether a chemical they're exposed to is likely to cause harm. Readers are led through the basic concepts of risk assessment using real-world examples. They are taught to use basic research--mostly internet searches--to find scientifically sound information to populate their risk assessments. Importantly, they are taught to approach this conundrum of chemicals in their environment from a rational rather than an emotional perspective"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aChemicals _xHealth aspects.
650		0	_aChemicals _xSafety measures.
650		0	_aEnvironmental toxicology _vPopular works.
650		0	_aHealth risk assessment _vPopular works.
650		0	_aToxicology _vPopular works.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aLeBlanc, Gerald A. _tEveryday chemicals _dNew York : Columbia University Press, [2023] _z9780231556255 _w(DLC) 2022027054
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