Description
Book SynopsisThis book is a layperson’s guide to understanding chemical risk. The toxicologist Gerald A. LeBlanc offers a nontechnical overview of the key factors in evaluating whether exposure to chemicals in our daily lives could be harmful.
Trade ReviewEveryday Chemicals makes an essential yet fairly nuanced topic both intelligible and engaging. LeBlanc's narrative voice, humor, and good wit help readers navigate information and decision making regarding personal choice around toxicological risk. -- James C. Zimring, author of
Partial Truths and
What Science Is and How It Really WorksEngaging. Well-written. Recommended. * Choice Reviews, the American Library Association (ALA) *
Table of ContentsPreface
List of Abbreviations
1. The Chemical Paradox
2. Lessons from the Past
3. Elements of Risk
4. Coping with Uncertainty and Variability
5. Assessing Risks
6. Susceptible Populations
7. A Cumulative Risk Assessment: Chemicals on the Produce Shelf
8. Assessing Risks: Pharmaceuticals
9. Assessing Risks: Herbal Supplements
10. Assessing Risks: Chemicals in Our Water
11. Assessing Risks: Chemicals in Our Food
12. Assessing Risks: Chemicals on Our Skin
13. Assessing Risks: The Curious Case of BPA
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
