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How Should Governments Address High Levels Of Natural Radiation And Radon--Lessons From The Chernobyl Nuclear Accident And Ramsar, Iran, S. M. Javad Mortazavi, M. Ghiassi-Nejad, Azam Niroomand-Rad, P. Andrew Karam, John R. Cameron
How Should Governments Address High Levels Of Natural Radiation And Radon--Lessons From The Chernobyl Nuclear Accident And Ramsar, Iran, S. M. Javad Mortazavi, M. Ghiassi-Nejad, Azam Niroomand-Rad, P. Andrew Karam, John R. Cameron
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The authors discuss the high levels of natural background radiation in Ramsar, Iran, and offer data indicating that this has had little effect on the health of Ramsar's inhabitants. The authors then examine the implications their research could have for public health policy.
Bse: Risk, Uncertainty, And Policy Change, Enda Cummins, Pat Grace, Kevin Mcdonnell, Shane Ward
Bse: Risk, Uncertainty, And Policy Change, Enda Cummins, Pat Grace, Kevin Mcdonnell, Shane Ward
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The authors discuss how, in our "risk society," a range of potential risks and uncertainties are associated with new technologies and new diseases, such as BSE. These risks bring with them worries about human health, while the ability to assess and manage new health scares is an essential skill for government and related industries.
The Precautionary Principle And Radiation Protection, Kenneth L. Mossman, Gary E. Marchant
The Precautionary Principle And Radiation Protection, Kenneth L. Mossman, Gary E. Marchant
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The authors examine the application of the precautionary principle through a case study of ionizing radiation control and suggest a reevaluation of current radiation safety standards and practices.
Comparing Bottled Water And Tap Water: Experiments In Risk Communication, Branden B. Johnson
Comparing Bottled Water And Tap Water: Experiments In Risk Communication, Branden B. Johnson
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The author discusses results of experiments in risk communication comparing bottled water and tap water.
Public Reaction To Mandated Language For U.S. Drinking Water Quality Reports, Branden B. Johnson
Public Reaction To Mandated Language For U.S. Drinking Water Quality Reports, Branden B. Johnson
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The author discusses results of a survey evaluating the mandated language for United States drinking water quality reports.
Review Of: Preventing And Controlling Cancer In North America: A Cross- Cultural Perspective (Diane Weiner, Ed.), Hunter Yancey
Review Of: Preventing And Controlling Cancer In North America: A Cross- Cultural Perspective (Diane Weiner, Ed.), Hunter Yancey
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Review of the book: Preventing and Controlling Cancer in North America: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (Diane Weiner, ed., Praeger Publishers 1999). Illustrations, Introduction, Concluding Remarks, Bibliography, Index, About the Contributors. ISBN 0-275-96180-X [245 pp. $72.50 Hardbound, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881.]
Judging The Risk Of Becoming Infected Through Sexual Encounters, Simeone Arnaud, Daniele Hermand, Etienne Mullet
Judging The Risk Of Becoming Infected Through Sexual Encounters, Simeone Arnaud, Daniele Hermand, Etienne Mullet
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The authors examine the manner in which people integrate pieces of information to assess the risk of becoming infected through sexual encounters.
Workplace Pollution: Nuclear Safety, Ethics, And The Exploitation--Avoidance Argument, Kristin Shrader-Frechette
Workplace Pollution: Nuclear Safety, Ethics, And The Exploitation--Avoidance Argument, Kristin Shrader-Frechette
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The author reviews evidence of poor worker health and safety practices in United States Department of Energy nuclear facilities in contending that less protective standards for workplace hazards constitute an environmental injustice not rectified by a hazard pay premium.
Contrasting Treatments Of Recall Bias In Two Epidemiological Settings, Daniel Barry
Contrasting Treatments Of Recall Bias In Two Epidemiological Settings, Daniel Barry
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The author contrasts the treatment of recall bias in the literature on induced abortions and breast cancer, and on environmental tobacco smoke and lung cancer.
Looking Back At Fluoridation, Allan Mazur
Looking Back At Fluoridation, Allan Mazur
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The author reviews the 50-year history of the debate over fluoridating drinking water as a public health measure.
Attitudes Of Risk Management Professionals Toward Disclosure Of Medical Mistakes, Kathleen Ruroede
Attitudes Of Risk Management Professionals Toward Disclosure Of Medical Mistakes, Kathleen Ruroede
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The author reports on health care organization risk managers' attitudes toward disclosure of medical mistakes.
Risk Communication, The Hanford Thyroid Disease Study And Draft Reports, Sharon M. Friedman
Risk Communication, The Hanford Thyroid Disease Study And Draft Reports, Sharon M. Friedman
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The author reviews the release of the draft Hanford Thyroid Disease Study as a case study in risk communication problems arising from public disclosure of draft reports.
Over A Decade Of Comparative Risk Analysis: A Review Of The Human Health Rankings, David M. Konisky
Over A Decade Of Comparative Risk Analysis: A Review Of The Human Health Rankings, David M. Konisky
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The author reviews a method for undertaking a cross-project comparison of comparative risk analyses to understand which environmental problem areas have been cited most as often posing the severest risks.
The Breast Implant Controversy: A Prism For Reform, Benson Yang
The Breast Implant Controversy: A Prism For Reform, Benson Yang
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The author argues that regulatory blunders and the litigation explosion pertaining to breast implants highlight defects in U.S. administrative and tort law systems.
Review Of: Dangerous Places: Health, Safety, And Archaeology (David A. Poirer & Kenneth L. Feder Eds.), Natalie Duval
Review Of: Dangerous Places: Health, Safety, And Archaeology (David A. Poirer & Kenneth L. Feder Eds.), Natalie Duval
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Review of the book: Dangerous Places: Health, Safety, and Archaeology (David A. Poirier& Kenneth L. Feder eds., Bergin & Garvey, Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. 2001). Introduction, bibliographic references, index. ISBN0-89789-632-7 [264 pp. $65.00. Cloth, 88 Post Road West, P.O. Box5007, Westport, CT 06881-5007.
Review Of: Health And Disease In Human History (Robert I. Rotberg Ed.), Terry Cromwell
Review Of: Health And Disease In Human History (Robert I. Rotberg Ed.), Terry Cromwell
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Review of the book: Health and Disease in Human History: A Journal of Interdisciplinary History Reader (Robert I. Rotberg ed., MIT Press 2000). ISBN 0- 262-18207-6 [345 pp. $25.00 Paper, 5 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02142].
Review Of: The Human Genome Project And Minority Communities - Ethical, Social, And Political Dilemmas (Raymond A. Zilinskas & Peter J. Balint Eds.), Craig Steven Jepson
Review Of: The Human Genome Project And Minority Communities - Ethical, Social, And Political Dilemmas (Raymond A. Zilinskas & Peter J. Balint Eds.), Craig Steven Jepson
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Review of the book: The Human Genome Project and Minority Communities -Ethical, Social, and Political Dilemmas (Raymond A. Zilinskas & Peter J. Balint eds., Praeger Publishers 2001). Preface, index, about the contributors. LC 00-032390; ISBN 0-275-96961-4 [160 pp. $54.50.Cloth, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881].
Age Differences In Personal Risk Perceptions: A Note On An Exploratory Descriptive Study, Juanita V. Field, George E. Schreer
Age Differences In Personal Risk Perceptions: A Note On An Exploratory Descriptive Study, Juanita V. Field, George E. Schreer
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The authors test for differences in risk perceptions among different age groups.
Review Of: Life, Death, And In-Between On The U.S.-Mexico Border (Martha Oehmke Loustaunau & Mary Sanchez-Bane, Eds.), Michael Studebaker
Review Of: Life, Death, And In-Between On The U.S.-Mexico Border (Martha Oehmke Loustaunau & Mary Sanchez-Bane, Eds.), Michael Studebaker
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Review of the book
Performance Indicator Analysis Of Proficiency Criteria In The Drug-Testing-Laboratory Certification Process Of The Dhhs, John M. Gleason, Darold T. Barnum
Performance Indicator Analysis Of Proficiency Criteria In The Drug-Testing-Laboratory Certification Process Of The Dhhs, John M. Gleason, Darold T. Barnum
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The authors highlight and propose remedies for problems in the proficiency criteria used in certifying laboratories for drug testing federal employees in the United States.
U.S Peak And Non-Peak Hyperthermia: Who Is At Risk, Susan M. Macey
U.S Peak And Non-Peak Hyperthermia: Who Is At Risk, Susan M. Macey
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The author examines hyperthermia death rates in the United States from 1979 to 1996 to determine the relative risk for different demographic groups during peak years for heat-related deaths and for nonpeak years.
Food Safety In The United States And The European Union: Sequel To A Case Study, Bryan Harris
Food Safety In The United States And The European Union: Sequel To A Case Study, Bryan Harris
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The author reports on recent regulatory and legislative developments in the United States and European Union relating to toys imbedded in candy.
Review Of: Joe Thornton, Pandora's Poison: Chlorine, Health, And A New Environmental Strategy, William Ronnenberg Jr.
Review Of: Joe Thornton, Pandora's Poison: Chlorine, Health, And A New Environmental Strategy, William Ronnenberg Jr.
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Review of the book Pandora's Poison: Chlorine, Health, and a New Environmental Strategy by Joe Thornton, (M.I.T. Press 2000). Appendices, notes, references, index. LC 99-057011; ISBN 0-262-20124-0 [599 pp. $34.95 cloth, Five Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA 02142-1493] .
Review Of: Catherine Manton, Fed Up: Women And Food In America, Elizabeth J. Baker
Review Of: Catherine Manton, Fed Up: Women And Food In America, Elizabeth J. Baker
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
A review of the book Fed Up: Women and Food in America by Catherine Manton (Bergin & Garvey 1999). Bibliography, index, notes. ISBN 0-89789-448-0 [184 pp. $55.00. Cloth, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881].
How To Achieve Public Participation In Nuclear Waste Decisions: Public Relations Or Transparent Adversary Science, Judy Treichel
How To Achieve Public Participation In Nuclear Waste Decisions: Public Relations Or Transparent Adversary Science, Judy Treichel
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
[Excerpt] "Commercial nuclear reactors in the United States have been producing electricity and highly radioactive wastes for more than forty years. Originally, reluctant utilities built reactors at the urging of Congress, acting in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act. The Act called for promotion of nuclear technology and also provided a shield of secrecy allowing for extensive power to classify information. Wiretapping and other surveillance techniques were allowable if nuclear secrets or interference with nuclear programs were involved. During this time the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) provided films and comic books, and gave speeches in a public relations campaign designed …
Review Of: Thomas Szasz, Fatal Freedom: The Ethics And Politics Of Suicide, Paula W. Jewell
Review Of: Thomas Szasz, Fatal Freedom: The Ethics And Politics Of Suicide, Paula W. Jewell
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
A review of the book Fatal Freedom: The Ethics and Politics of Suicide by Thomas Szasz (Praeger Publishers 1999). Preface, acknowledgments, appendix, notes, selected bibliography, indexes. ISBN 0-275-96646-1 [178 pp. $25.95. Hardbound, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881].
Varied Definitions Of Risk Related To Sensation Seeking Trait, Pål Ø.U. Dåstol, Britt-Marie Drottz-Sjöberg
Varied Definitions Of Risk Related To Sensation Seeking Trait, Pål Ø.U. Dåstol, Britt-Marie Drottz-Sjöberg
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
[Excerpt] "Risk judgments seem related to which definitions of risk a person uses. Earlier studies suggest that people who use a "probability" definition of risk give different, and somewhat lower, subjective estimates of risk than those who instead prefer a "consequence" definition. In addition, an "optimistic bias" often can be found, and subjects usually evaluate personal risk systematically lower than risk for people in general."
Tricresyl Phosphate Neurotoxicity Potential, George William Sherk
Tricresyl Phosphate Neurotoxicity Potential, George William Sherk
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Mr. Sherk discusses the potential effects of ongoing human exposure to ordinary doses of neurotoxicants.
A Case For Caution: An Evaluation Of Calabrese And Baldwin's Studies Of Chemical Hormesis, Kevin C. Elliott
A Case For Caution: An Evaluation Of Calabrese And Baldwin's Studies Of Chemical Hormesis, Kevin C. Elliott
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Suggesting a need for more research, Mr. Elliott argues that it is too soon for risk-assessment policy to account for recent challenges to a toxicological linear dose-response assumption.
Comparing The Epa Indoor Air Quality Personal Computer Model And Field Data, Arash Behravesh, Wilbur A. Spaul
Comparing The Epa Indoor Air Quality Personal Computer Model And Field Data, Arash Behravesh, Wilbur A. Spaul
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The authors recommend caution in using an EPA model for reconstructing past exposure events as well as for predicting future exposures.