Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
Paperback edition
Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
ISBN: 978-0-7506-4228-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology
Whether the public or the environment is at risk is a commonly discussed question in numerous areas of public life, most recently and publicly with regard to issues like BSE, passive smoking and the dangers from pesticides in food production. It is therefore of great importance for everyone concerned with these issues - both policy makers and the public who may be subject to their decisions - to understand the basis on which 'risk' policy is made. The principle objective of this book is to highlight the uncertainties inherent in 'scientific' estimates of risk to the public and the environment resulting from exposure to certain hazards.
Numerous examples of potential and real hazards are given. They all show that injury to personal health or the environment is a function not only of the toxicity (i.e. the lethality of a particular hazard) but of the level of exposure to the hazard concerned - in the words of the old maxim, the dose makes the poison.
Existing regulation is criticized for being based on a flawed application of a poor epidemiological methodology, where toxicity is the basis of regulation and dose tends to be ignored. Furthermore, some authors conclude that risk is a subjective phenomenon that cannot be eliminated through regulation.
- Leading international expert authors and contributors
- Mass-media launch on publication
- Important new commercial and H&S area of interest
Zielgruppe
Company Directors, Health and Safety professionals and managers, scientists and researchers in acadaemia, the science media and anyone with an interest in public safety, risk management or perception.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Rechtswissenschaften Arbeitsrecht Arbeitsschutz- und Arbeitssicherheitsrecht
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Arbeitsplatz, Arbeitsschutz, Gefahrstoffschutz
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
- Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
- Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein Toxikologie, Gefahrstoffe, Sicherheit in der Chemie
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik
Weitere Infos & Material
Methodology
Indoor Air Quality and Epidemiology
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Pesticides
Dioxin
Asbestos
Benzene
Ionizing Radiation
Science policy
Risk Perception
Risk and the media
