Green Intelligence: Creating Environments That Protect Human Health - Brossura

Wargo, John

 
9780300167900: Green Intelligence: Creating Environments That Protect Human Health
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ISBN 10: 0300167903 ISBN 13: 9780300167900
Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr, 2010

Sinossi

An environmental expert offers sound advice on the world&;s growing chemical dangers

We live in a world awash in manmade chemicals, from the pesticides on our front lawns to the diesel exhaust in the air we breathe. Although experts are beginning to understand the potential dangers of these substances, there are still more than 80,000 synthetic compounds that have not been sufficiently tested to interpret their effects on human health. Yale University professor John Wargo has spent much of his career researching the impact of chemical exposures on women and children. In this book, he explains the origins of society&;s profound misunderstanding of everyday chemical hazards and offers a practical path toward developing greater &;green intelligence.&;

Despite the rising trend in environmental awareness, information about synthetic substances is often unavailable, distorted, kept secret, or presented in a way that prevents citizens from acting to reduce threats to their health and the environment. By examining the histories of five hazardous technologies and practices, Wargo finds remarkable patterns in the delayed discovery of dangers and explains the governments&; failures to manage them effectively. Sobering yet eminently readable, Wargo&;s book ultimately offers a clear vision for a safer future through prevention, transparency, and awareness.

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Informazioni sull'autore

John Wargo is professor of environmental policy, risk analysis, and political science at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and the Department of Political Science at Yale University. The author of Our Children’s Toxic Legacy, he has been an adviser to Vice President Al Gore, the U.S. Congress, the U.N. World Health Organization, and other institutions.

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Editore
Yale Univ Pr
Data di pubblicazione
2010
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0300167903
ISBN 13 
9780300167900
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
371
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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Hamburg
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ISBN 10:  0300110375 ISBN 13:  9780300110371
Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr, 2009
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