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More copies of this ISBNeBook editionsChildren and Pollution: Why Scientists Disagreeby Colleen F. Moore
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:How does pollution impact our daily quality of life? What are the effects of pollution on children's development? Why do industry and environmental experts disagree about what levels of pollutants are safe? In this clearly written book, Moore traces the debates around five key pollutants---lead, mercury, noise, pesticides, and dioxins and PCBs---and provides an overview of the history of each pollutant, basic research findings, and the scientific and regulatory controversies surrounding it. Moore focuses, in particular, on the impact of these pollutants on children's psychological development--their intellectual functioning, behavior, and emotional states, and provides practical strategies for avoiding exposure to environmental contaminants in a final chapter entitled "Protect Your Family, Protect Our Planet." Only by understanding the impact of pollution can we prevent future negative effects on quality of life and even pollution disasters from occurring. This volume will be of great interest to child health care experts, public health officials, regulators, health and environmental advocates, and parents. Book News Annotation:Moore (psychology, U. of Wisconsin, Madison) reviews the current
debate about the effects of pollution of children's development and
school performance by evaluating scientific data about controversial
contaminants such as mercury, lead, dioxins, PCBs and even noise.
Aimed primarily at psychologists, health care professionals,
educators and parents, this book discusses the proven effects that
each of these factors have on the psychological development of
children, especially in terms of intellectual functioning and
emotional states. The author concludes by offering specific
strategies for detecting these contaminants and therefore avoiding
exposure.
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