How Everyday Products Make People Sick : Toxins at Home and in the Workplace.

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This book reveals the hidden health dangers in many of the seemingly innocent products we encounter every day--a tube of glue in a kitchen drawer, a bottle of bleach in the laundry room, a rayon scarf on a closet shelf, a brass knob on the front door, a wood plank on an outdoor deck. A compelling ex...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blanc, Paul D., 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: CA : University of California Press, 2009.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
Toxicology > Popular works.
Environmental health > History.
Occupational diseases > History.
Health risk assessment.
Product safety.
Health Status Indicators
Toxicologie > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Maladies professionnelles > Histoire.
Risques pour la santé > Évaluation.
Produits commerciaux > Sécurité.
MEDICAL > Toxicology.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
Environmental health.
Occupational diseases.
Toxicology.
History.
Popular works.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book reveals the hidden health dangers in many of the seemingly innocent products we encounter every day--a tube of glue in a kitchen drawer, a bottle of bleach in the laundry room, a rayon scarf on a closet shelf, a brass knob on the front door, a wood plank on an outdoor deck. A compelling exposé, written by a physician with extensive experience in public health and illustrated with disturbing case histories, How Everyday Products Make People Sick is a rich and meticulously documented account of injury and illness across different time periods, places, and technologies.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (392 pages)
ISBN:9780520945319
052094531X

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