Download or read book Everyday Environmental Toxins written by Areej Hassan and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-03-16 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 retardant

Download or read book Children and Environmental Toxins written by Philip J. Landrigan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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"--

Download or read book Exposed written by Schapiro. Mark and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-26 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pollution written by Anne E. Maczulak and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains what pollution is, describes some of the ways in which our air and water are being polluted, and what is being done about it.

Download or read book Dodging the Toxic Bullet written by David R. Boyd and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2010 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boyd helps you identify and avoid a range of environmental health hazards, including mercury in fish, lethal strains of E. coli in water, carcinogens in cleaning products, lead in toys, and the ultraviolet radiation in sunshine.--

Download or read book Less Toxic Living written by Kirsten McCulloch and published by . This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you worry about how the poisonous chemicals in your home might be affecting you or your children? Are you worried that your cosmetics or cleaning products might be carcinogenic? Would you like practical, cost-effective methods for detoxing your home? Less Toxic Living is a down to earth book that will help you limit your family's exposure to dangerous chemicals in your home, cleaning products, food & water, cosmetics & skin care, and plastics. Based on scientific research, yet set in real-world, easy to understand terms, this book will give you Quick tips for reducing the toxins coming into your home The basics of non-toxic cleaning and how to do it cheaply and effectively The information you need to make informed decisions on your food purchases to get the biggest impact for your family Theory and practical advice on all these areas and more. With chapters from nineteen inspiring contributors, including the bestselling authors of Healthy Home, Healthy Family and Chemical Free Kids, this book provides a user-friendly introduction to a range of issues and effective solutions, with ample references for more in depth information. Less Toxic Living also includes free bonus downloads that will help you put the information you learn into practice in your daily life. More and more research is revealing the links between our everyday use of chemicals and increasing rates of cancer, allergies and behavioural disorders. Less Toxic Living arms you with workable solutions to protect your family. What People Are Saying "This book supplied me with so much information, some I already knew but a lot I did not, it was a real eye opener reading this book and realising how many toxins we can expose ourselves to everyday. I would recommend this book to everyone." Julie Edwards "a compilation of really useful information in a concise format, and with practical solutions for making changes in your life and home" Jacqui Calvert "a wonderful informative collection of articles that make clear argument for change in all our lives" Penelope Pell "easy to read, understand and implement" Jessica Warfel "This book is super fantastic, with the delivery of knowledge in every bite sized segment." Holly Atkinson "For the last decade, I've known it's important to eat organic, create a chemical-free home and support others in their endeavours to help create a healthier world. But Less Toxic Living goes beyond the basics, in an easy to read and lighthearted way. It is a concise guide to help us understand the importance of and the steps to take towards being sustainable in our daily lives... for each other, future generations and of course, for our precious planet." Chrissy Gruninger, Social {media} Wellness

Download or read book Slow Death by Rubber Duck written by Rick Smith and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Funny, thought-provoking, and incredibly disturbing, Slow Death by Rubber Duck reveals that just the living of daily life creates a chemical soup inside each of us. Pollution is no longer just about belching smokestacks and ugly sewer pipes - now, it's personal. The most dangerous pollution has always come from commonplace items in our homes and workplaces. Smith and Lourie ingested and inhaled a host of things that surround all of us all the time. This book exposes the extent to which we are poisoned every day of our lives. For this book, over the period of a week - the kind of week that would be familiar to most people - the authors use their own bodies as the reference point and tell the story of pollution in our modern world, the miscreant corporate giants who manufacture the toxins, the weak-kneed government officials who let it happen, and the effects on people and families across the globe. Parents and concerned citizens will have to read this book. Key concerns raised in Slow Death by Rubber Duck: * Flame-retardant chemicals from electronics and household dust polluting our blood. * Toxins in our urine caused by leaching from plastics and run-of-the-mill shampoos, toothpastes and deodorant. * Mercury in our blood from eating tuna. * The chemicals that build up in our body when carpets and upholstery off-gas. Ultimately hopeful, the book empowers readers with some simple ideas for protecting themselves and their families, and changing things for the better. From the Hardcover edition.

Download or read book Toxics A to Z written by John Harte and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toxics A to Z features and alphabetical listing of over 100 toxics, identifying . . . What they are How they are measured Where they are found The symptoms of exposure What their known risks are How we can lessen or avoid those risks An easy-to-use Cross-Reference Guide to help readers identify toxics in 18 major groups, including indoor and outdoor air pollutants, household items, and lawn and garden products A glossary of terms, explanation of abbreviations, and listing of sources for further help and information

Download or read book The Body Toxic written by Nena Baker and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-08-05 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are running a collective chemical fever that we cannot break. Everyone everywhere now carries a dizzying array of chemical contaminants, the by-products of modern industry and innovation that contribute to a host of developmental deficits and health problems in ways just now being understood. These toxic substances, unknown to our grandparents, accumulate in our fat, bones, blood, and organs as a consequence of womb-to-tomb exposure to industrial substances as common as the products that contain them. Almost everything we encounter—from soap to soup cans and computers to clothing—contributes to a chemical load unique to each of us. Scientists studying the phenomenon refer to it as “chemical body burden,” and in The Body Toxic, the investigative journalist Nena Baker explores the many factors that have given rise to this condition—from manufacturing breakthroughs to policy decisions to political pressure to the demands of popular culture. While chemical advances have helped raise our standard of living, making our lives easier and safer in many ways, there are costs to these conveniences that chemical companies would rather consumers never knew about. Baker draws back the curtain on this untold impact and assesses where we go from here.

Download or read book Environmental and Chemical Toxins and Psychiatric Illness written by James S. Brown and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 2002 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work stands alone as the first on this topic to be written by a psychiatrist and the first to bring together the military, occupational, and environmental exposures causing psychiatric illness, including multiple chemical sensitivities, mass hysteria, radiation exposures, community stress reactions, and Gulf War and other syndromes.

Download or read book Your Body s Environmental Chemical Burden written by Klement and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Toxics A to Z written by John Harte and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1991-09-09 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to everyday pollution hazards.

Download or read book The Inside Story written by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air and Radiation and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Our Daily Poison written by Marie-Monique Robin and published by New Press, The. This book was released on 2004-09-03 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An enlightening and deeply disturbing account” of the dangerous chemicals that have infiltrated our food, by the Rachel Carson Prize–winning journalist (Booklist). Our Daily Poison is “a gripping and urgent book” for anyone concerned about democracy, corporate power, or public health (Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved). In it, award-winning journalist and filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin travels across North America, Europe, and Asia to document the shocking array of chemicals we encounter in our daily lives—from the pesticides that blanket our crops to the additives and plastics that contaminate our food—and their effects on our health over time. Following the trail of the synthetic molecules in our environment and our food, Robin traces the ugly history of industrial chemical production, as well as the shoddy regulatory system for chemical products that still operates today. Using scientific studies, expert testimony, and interviews with farmworkers suffering from acute chronic poisoning, Robin demonstrates how corporate interests—and our own ignorance—may be costing us our lives. “What Rachel Carson’s groundbreaking Silent Spring did for the environmental movement, Robin is doing for awareness of toxins in the food chain.” —Publishers Weekly “This may be one of the most important books of the year.” —Kirkus Reviews “Full of facts, stories, and wisdom.” —The Huffington Post

Download or read book U S Health in International Perspective written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-04-12 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. The U.S. health disadvantage cannot be attributed solely to the adverse health status of racial or ethnic minorities or poor people: even highly advantaged Americans are in worse health than their counterparts in other, "peer" countries. In light of the new and growing evidence about the U.S. health disadvantage, the National Institutes of Health asked the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a panel of experts to study the issue. The Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries examined whether the U.S. health disadvantage exists across the life span, considered potential explanations, and assessed the larger implications of the findings. U.S. Health in International Perspective presents detailed evidence on the issue, explores the possible explanations for the shorter and less healthy lives of Americans than those of people in comparable countries, and recommends actions by both government and nongovernment agencies and organizations to address the U.S. health disadvantage.

Download or read book Go Toxic Free written by Anna Turns and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2022-01-20 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Honest yet inspiring, Go Toxic Free empowers us to take positive action today.' Lucy Siegle __________________________________________________________________________ Practical everyday tips and ideas to help make ourselves and our planet a little less toxic. Plastic pollution is headline news. But plastics are only part of the story, and the invisible world of chemical pollutants - in the soil, the air, our water systems and our own bodies - is just as worrying. There's been a huge rise in chemical-related health issues in recent years, and when we delve into what's hiding in the clothes we wear, the food and water we consume, as well as the numerous household cleaners and cosmetics we use every day, it's easy to see why. In this uplifting and practical book, environmental journalist Anna Turns makes this invisible world visible, looking at the wider issue of toxic chemicals - what they are, where they're hidden and the extent of their environmental impact. Taking you on an in-depth tour of your house and garden, Go Toxic Free reveals the harmful substances that lurk inside your home, and shares essential swaps and tips to avoid them wherever you can.

Download or read book Count Down written by Shanna H. Swan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An award-winning scientist, in this urgent, thought-provoking and meticulously researched book, shows how chemicals in the modern environment are changing--and endangering--human sexuality and fertility on the grandest scale.