Author: Philip J. Landrigan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190662646
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
"Over the past four decades, the prevalence of autism, asthma, ADHD, obesity, diabetes, and birth defects has increased substantially among children throughout the world. Not coincidentally, more than 80,000 new chemicals have been developed and released into the global environment during this same period. Today the World Health Organization attributes more than one third of all childhood deaths to environmental causes. Children and Environmental Toxins: What Everyone Needs to Know offers an authoritative yet accessible question-and-answer guide to the "silent spring" of environmental threats to children's health. As the burdens of environmental toxins and chronic disease continue to defy borders, this book will be an invaluable addition to the conspicuously sparse literature in this area"--
Children and Environmental Toxins
Author: Philip J. Landrigan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190662646
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
"Over the past four decades, the prevalence of autism, asthma, ADHD, obesity, diabetes, and birth defects has increased substantially among children throughout the world. Not coincidentally, more than 80,000 new chemicals have been developed and released into the global environment during this same period. Today the World Health Organization attributes more than one third of all childhood deaths to environmental causes. Children and Environmental Toxins: What Everyone Needs to Know offers an authoritative yet accessible question-and-answer guide to the "silent spring" of environmental threats to children's health. As the burdens of environmental toxins and chronic disease continue to defy borders, this book will be an invaluable addition to the conspicuously sparse literature in this area"--
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190662646
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
"Over the past four decades, the prevalence of autism, asthma, ADHD, obesity, diabetes, and birth defects has increased substantially among children throughout the world. Not coincidentally, more than 80,000 new chemicals have been developed and released into the global environment during this same period. Today the World Health Organization attributes more than one third of all childhood deaths to environmental causes. Children and Environmental Toxins: What Everyone Needs to Know offers an authoritative yet accessible question-and-answer guide to the "silent spring" of environmental threats to children's health. As the burdens of environmental toxins and chronic disease continue to defy borders, this book will be an invaluable addition to the conspicuously sparse literature in this area"--
Children and Environmental Toxins
Author: Philip J. Landrigan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190662654
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
More than 80,000 new chemicals have been developed and released into the global environment during the last four decades. Today the World Health Organization attributes more than one-third of all childhood deaths to environmental causes, and as rates of childhood disease skyrocket -- autism, asthma, ADHD, obesity, diabetes, and even birth defects -- it raises serious, difficult questions around how the chemical environment is impacting children's health. Children and Environmental Toxins: What Everyone Needs to Know® offers an accessible guide to understanding and identifying the potential sources of harm in a child's environment. Written by experts in pediatrics and environmental health and formatted in an easy to follow question-and-answer format, it offers parents, care providers, and activists a reliable introduction to a hotly debated topic. As the burdens of environmental toxins and disease continue to defy borders, this book provides a new benchmark to understanding the potential threats in our environment and food. No parent or care provider should be without it.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190662654
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
More than 80,000 new chemicals have been developed and released into the global environment during the last four decades. Today the World Health Organization attributes more than one-third of all childhood deaths to environmental causes, and as rates of childhood disease skyrocket -- autism, asthma, ADHD, obesity, diabetes, and even birth defects -- it raises serious, difficult questions around how the chemical environment is impacting children's health. Children and Environmental Toxins: What Everyone Needs to Know® offers an accessible guide to understanding and identifying the potential sources of harm in a child's environment. Written by experts in pediatrics and environmental health and formatted in an easy to follow question-and-answer format, it offers parents, care providers, and activists a reliable introduction to a hotly debated topic. As the burdens of environmental toxins and disease continue to defy borders, this book provides a new benchmark to understanding the potential threats in our environment and food. No parent or care provider should be without it.
Environmental Toxins and Children
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Environmental Toxins and Children
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Everyday Environmental Toxins
Author: Areej Hassan
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1498718159
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. This collection of timely chapters presents a nuanced study of environmental toxins and the risks they pose to children’s development. The book details the impact of a number of commonplace environmental toxins, focusing on everyday exposure to tobacco smoke, lead, pesticides, and flame retardants. There is growing recognition that the impact of the environment on children’s health is of critical importance for both current and future generations. In the last half-century, thousands of chemicals have been introduced into the environment with limited—although growing—research on the consequences of exposure. It has been proven that children and adolescents are far more vulnerable than adults to these environmental toxins by virtue of children’s behaviors, higher metabolic rate, greater skin area relative to their volume, and still developing organ systems. Increased number of ear infections, poor asthma control, and learning disabilities are just some of the adverse outcomes that have been noted. This well-researched book: • Presents detailed information on why children are more vulnerable to everyday toxins • Discusses why new approaches to medical care are necessary that take into account children's unique physiology and development • Offers well-defined research on tobacco smoking on prenatal development as well as children’s exposure to tobacco smoke during their early years, particularly the evidence of asthma and asthma-like symptoms • Examines the possible health effects of children born to mothers living in areas of natural gas development • Looks at the health effects of childhood exposure to environmental lead, using GIS technology to study areas of potentially high lead concentrations • Discusses the possible effects of agricultural pesticides on children’s health during gestation • Presents studies on prenatal and adolescent exposure to PBDEs used as flame retardants in many household and commercial products to prevent fire This valuable book, edited by a pediatric clinician at Boston’s Children’s Hospital, provides a wealth of information on this important issue. The book concludes with an article by the World Health Organization, which offers a practical and comprehensive summary of a series of action steps. The book aims to create greater awareness to spur additional research, provide vital information to clinicians, and send a powerful message to government officials, putting pressure on them to develop policies that improve the quality of the environment and spare children the detrimental effects of such exposures.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1498718159
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. This collection of timely chapters presents a nuanced study of environmental toxins and the risks they pose to children’s development. The book details the impact of a number of commonplace environmental toxins, focusing on everyday exposure to tobacco smoke, lead, pesticides, and flame retardants. There is growing recognition that the impact of the environment on children’s health is of critical importance for both current and future generations. In the last half-century, thousands of chemicals have been introduced into the environment with limited—although growing—research on the consequences of exposure. It has been proven that children and adolescents are far more vulnerable than adults to these environmental toxins by virtue of children’s behaviors, higher metabolic rate, greater skin area relative to their volume, and still developing organ systems. Increased number of ear infections, poor asthma control, and learning disabilities are just some of the adverse outcomes that have been noted. This well-researched book: • Presents detailed information on why children are more vulnerable to everyday toxins • Discusses why new approaches to medical care are necessary that take into account children's unique physiology and development • Offers well-defined research on tobacco smoking on prenatal development as well as children’s exposure to tobacco smoke during their early years, particularly the evidence of asthma and asthma-like symptoms • Examines the possible health effects of children born to mothers living in areas of natural gas development • Looks at the health effects of childhood exposure to environmental lead, using GIS technology to study areas of potentially high lead concentrations • Discusses the possible effects of agricultural pesticides on children’s health during gestation • Presents studies on prenatal and adolescent exposure to PBDEs used as flame retardants in many household and commercial products to prevent fire This valuable book, edited by a pediatric clinician at Boston’s Children’s Hospital, provides a wealth of information on this important issue. The book concludes with an article by the World Health Organization, which offers a practical and comprehensive summary of a series of action steps. The book aims to create greater awareness to spur additional research, provide vital information to clinicians, and send a powerful message to government officials, putting pressure on them to develop policies that improve the quality of the environment and spare children the detrimental effects of such exposures.
The Toxic Sandbox
Author: Libby McDonald
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101203323
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
From pesticides to PCBs-what's a threat, what's not, and what to do about it. Mercury. Lead. Pesticides. Plastics. Air pollution. PCBs. How can parents sort through the hype, propaganda, and misinformation-and find out what is and isn't a threat to children's health? Investigative journalist, advocate, and concerned parent Libby McDonald separates the facts from the alarmist myths. Based on the latest research along with interviews with top medical, toxicological, and environmental experts, The Toxic Sandbox covers a wide range of essential concerns, including: - How can kids be protected from mercury poisoning? - What are the sources of lead poisoning, and how can they be avoided? - What pesticides are children ingesting, and does eating organic keep them safe? - Which teenage beauty products contain carcinogenic phthalates? - What are PCBs and PBDEs and why are they found in breast milk? - What can be done to stop the childhood asthma epidemic? Delivering reliable, up-to-date information, this indispensable resource will empower parents to protect their kids-and raise awareness for the greater good.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101203323
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
From pesticides to PCBs-what's a threat, what's not, and what to do about it. Mercury. Lead. Pesticides. Plastics. Air pollution. PCBs. How can parents sort through the hype, propaganda, and misinformation-and find out what is and isn't a threat to children's health? Investigative journalist, advocate, and concerned parent Libby McDonald separates the facts from the alarmist myths. Based on the latest research along with interviews with top medical, toxicological, and environmental experts, The Toxic Sandbox covers a wide range of essential concerns, including: - How can kids be protected from mercury poisoning? - What are the sources of lead poisoning, and how can they be avoided? - What pesticides are children ingesting, and does eating organic keep them safe? - Which teenage beauty products contain carcinogenic phthalates? - What are PCBs and PBDEs and why are they found in breast milk? - What can be done to stop the childhood asthma epidemic? Delivering reliable, up-to-date information, this indispensable resource will empower parents to protect their kids-and raise awareness for the greater good.
Environmental Toxins and Children
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Textbook of Children's Environmental Health
Author: Ruth A. Etzel
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197662528
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 937
Book Description
With new and updated content on biodiversity and chemicals in food, Textbook of Children's Environmental Health, Second Edition remains the quintessential textbook for the study of the environmental hazards that cause disease in childre
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197662528
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 937
Book Description
With new and updated content on biodiversity and chemicals in food, Textbook of Children's Environmental Health, Second Edition remains the quintessential textbook for the study of the environmental hazards that cause disease in childre
Raising Healthy Children in a Toxic World
Author: Philip J. Landrigan
Publisher: Harmony/Rodale
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Identifies critical pollutants in today's environment, including lead, asbestos, PCBs, and pesticides, and explains how to minimize children's exposure, evaluate risks, and ensure community compliance with cleanup laws.
Publisher: Harmony/Rodale
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Identifies critical pollutants in today's environment, including lead, asbestos, PCBs, and pesticides, and explains how to minimize children's exposure, evaluate risks, and ensure community compliance with cleanup laws.
Children and Pollution
Author: Colleen F. Moore
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195386663
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Traces the debates around six key pollutants; lead, mercury, noise, pesticides, ionizing radiation, and dioxins and PCB's. Provides an overview of the history of each pollutant, research findings, and the scientific and regulatory controversies surrounding it. From publisher description.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195386663
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Traces the debates around six key pollutants; lead, mercury, noise, pesticides, ionizing radiation, and dioxins and PCB's. Provides an overview of the history of each pollutant, research findings, and the scientific and regulatory controversies surrounding it. From publisher description.