Bibliograph

Raising children toxic free, how to keep your child safe from lead, asbestos, pesticides, and other environmental hazards, Herbert L. Needleman and Philip J. Landrigan ; with a foreword by T. Berry Brazelton

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Raising children toxic free, how to keep your child safe from lead, asbestos, pesticides, and other environmental hazards, Herbert L. Needleman and Philip J. Landrigan ; with a foreword by T. Berry Brazelton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Raising children toxic free

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

29182320

Responsibility statement

Herbert L. Needleman and Philip J. Landrigan ; with a foreword by T. Berry Brazelton

Sub title

how to keep your child safe from lead, asbestos, pesticides, and other environmental hazards

Summary

Contains chapters on lead, mercury, asbestos, pesticides, radiation, tobacco, solvents and PCB's and air pollution

Table Of Contents

Foreword (p.xi) -- Preface (p.3) -- Introduction (p.9) -- Reproduction (p.17) -- Behavior, development, and environmental neurotoxins (p.27) -- Cancer (p.41) -- The most common environmental toxins. Lead (p.67) -- Mercury (p.81) -- Asbestos (p.85) -- Pesticides (p.112) -- Radiation (p.137) -- Tobacco (p.159) -- Solvents and PCBs (p.169) -- Air pollution (p.177) -- Epilogue : a healthy planet for healthy children (p.197) -- Appendices. The household inventory (p.217) -- Major environmental organizations in the United States (p.223) -- Governmental organizations (p.243) -- State radon contacts (p.247) -- Reference books (p.249) -- Periodicals (p.251) -- Index (p.253)

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