In Search of Safety: Chemicals and Cancer Risk

by Marc Roberts, Laura Green, John D. Graham, et al.

Book Overview

Most public controversies about the effects of chemicals on human health revolve around the risk of cancer--hardly surprising, considering that it is the second leading cause of death in the United States. People are concerned about the dangers of carcinogens in air, water, and food, and they expect their representatives in government to protect them from such hazards. On the other hand, the economic costs of eliminating every suspected carcinogen...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674446364
• ISBN13: 9780674446366
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.2"