Is it safe? : BPA and the struggle to define the safety of chemicals /

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We are all just a little bit plastic. Traces of bisphenol A or BPA, a chemical used in plastics production, are widely detected in our bodies and environment. Is this chemical, and its presence in the human body, safe? What is meant by safety? Who defines it, and according to what information? /i/Is...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Vogel, Sarah A. (Sarah Ann), 1974-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Social medicine.
Environmental health.
Phenols > Toxicology.
Chemicals > Safety measures.
Chemicals > Law and legislation.
Politics, Practical.
Economics.
Politics
Environmental Exposure > standards
Environmental Exposure > legislation & jurisprudence
Endocrine Disruptors > toxicity
Economics
Phenols > toxicity
Phénols > Toxicologie.
Produits chimiques > Sécurité > Mesures.
Politique.
Économie politique.
politics.
economics.
MEDICAL > Toxicology.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Measurements; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Plastic Food; 2. The "Toxicity Crisis" of the 1960s and 1970s; 3. Regulatory Toxicity Testing and Environmental Estrogens; 4. Endocrine Disruption; 5. The Low-Dose Debate; 6. Battles over Bisphenol A; Epilogue; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.

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