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'''Chapters in the book Arsenic to Zoonoses:<br> | '''Chapters in the book Arsenic to Zoonoses:<br> | ||
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| − | * [[Is it the final straw that breaks the camel’s back?]] | + | *Perception of the risks around us |
| + | ** [[Is it the final straw that breaks the camel’s back?]] | ||
[[Category:Arsenic to zoonoses]] | [[Category:Arsenic to zoonoses]] | ||
| − | *[[Is expert jargon just a way to confuse the man in the street?]] | + | **[[Is expert jargon just a way to confuse the man in the street?]] |
| − | *[[What is the wisdom in “It’s the dose that determines that a thing is not a poison”?]] | + | **[[What is the wisdom in “It’s the dose that determines that a thing is not a poison”?]] |
| − | *[[What is a “chemical” after all?]] | + | **[[What is a “chemical” after all?]] |
| − | *[[Is it more dangerous for us than for our ancestors?]] | + | **[[Is it more dangerous for us than for our ancestors?]] |
| − | *[[Are the risks of the domestic and the workplace environments different?]] | + | **[[Are the risks of the domestic and the workplace environments different?]] |
| − | *[[What is safe to drink?]] | + | *Is man defiled by what goes to his mouth? |
| − | *[[Does water chlorination cause cancer?]] | + | **[[What is safe to drink?]] |
| − | *[[Are blue-green algae a risk to your life or at least to your liver?]] | + | **[[Does water chlorination cause cancer?]] |
| − | *[[Does aluminium cause dementia?]] | + | **[[Are blue-green algae a risk to your life or at least to your liver?]] |
| − | *[[Arsenic in the drinking water – reminiscent of the movie “Lavender and old lace”?]] | + | **[[Does aluminium cause dementia?]] |
| − | *[[Are we starting to glow from the uranium in our environment?]] | + | **[[Arsenic in the drinking water – reminiscent of the movie “Lavender and old lace”?]] |
| − | *[[Fluoride – friend or foe?]] | + | **[[Are we starting to glow from the uranium in our environment?]] |
| − | *[[Blind drunk – or dead drunk?]] | + | **[[Fluoride – friend or foe?]] |
| − | *[[What is really dangerous in our diet?]] | + | **[[Blind drunk – or dead drunk?]] |
| − | *[[Should we be concerned about the amounts of additives in our diet?]] | + | **[[What is really dangerous in our diet?]] |
| − | *[[May even our cooking habits hurt us?]] | + | **[[Should we be concerned about the amounts of additives in our diet?]] |
| − | *[[Why not re-freeze thawed out frozen food?]] | + | **[[May even our cooking habits hurt us?]] |
| − | *[[The dirty dozen – not just an old movie?]] | + | **[[Why not re-freeze thawed out frozen food?]] |
| − | *[[Where do the dioxins come from?]] | + | **[[The dirty dozen – not just an old movie?]] |
| − | *[[Are the dioxins the most dangerous chemicals in our environment?]] | + | **[[Where do the dioxins come from?]] |
| − | *[[Are the PCB compounds really super-poisons?]] | + | **[[Are the dioxins the most dangerous chemicals in our environment?]] |
| − | *[[What on earth is PBDE?]] | + | **[[Are the PCB compounds really super-poisons?]] |
| − | *[[What are the hormonal disrupters?]] | + | **[[What on earth is PBDE?]] |
| − | *[[Tin poisoning – wasn’t even grandma’s copper kitchenware tin-plated?]] | + | **[[What are the hormonal disrupters?]] |
| − | *[[Are heavy metals still a problem today?]] | + | **[[Tin poisoning – wasn’t even grandma’s copper kitchenware tin-plated?]] |
| − | *[[Is mercury a quicksilver bullet or a slow poison?]] | + | **[[Are heavy metals still a problem today?]] |
| − | *[[If this kills insects, what effect is it having on me?]] | + | **[[Is mercury a quicksilver bullet or a slow poison?]] |
| − | *[[The whole field was brown-coloured; should you even go near it let alone eat anything growing there?]] | + | **[[If this kills insects, what effect is it having on me?]] |
| − | *[[Should we only eat “organic” products?]] | + | **[[The whole field was brown-coloured; should you even go near it let alone eat anything growing there?]] |
| − | *[[Isn’t it safe to eat everything that grows naturally?]] | + | **[[Should we only eat “organic” products?]] |
| − | *[[Is it safe to eat wherever it’s convenient?]] | + | **[[Isn’t it safe to eat everything that grows naturally?]] |
| − | *[[What if alcohol were treated as a chemical contaminant in food?]] | + | **[[Is it safe to eat wherever it’s convenient?]] |
| − | *[[Can even a child’s toy be dangerous?]] | + | **[[What if alcohol were treated as a chemical contaminant in food?]] |
| − | *[[How does the environment affect the child in the womb?]] | + | *A favourite of children - and some adults too |
| − | *[[Is impregnated wood safe in my garden or children’s playground?]] | + | **[[Can even a child’s toy be dangerous?]] |
| − | *[[Can you catch toxoplasmosis from cat litter?]] | + | **[[How does the environment affect the child in the womb?]] |
| − | *[[What are children’s waterproof clothes made of?]] | + | **[[Is impregnated wood safe in my garden or children’s playground?]] |
| − | *[[Are people too clean for their own good?]] | + | **[[Can you catch toxoplasmosis from cat litter?]] |
| − | *[[Are cosmetics chemicals?]] | + | **[[What are children’s waterproof clothes made of?]] |
| − | *[[Should we have antibiotic chemicals present in everyday domestic items?]] | + | **[[Are people too clean for their own good?]] |
| − | *[[How safe are detergents?]] | + | **[[Are cosmetics chemicals?]] |
| − | *[[Can noise cause true health problems?]] | + | **[[Should we have antibiotic chemicals present in everyday domestic items?]] |
| − | *[[Is allergy more common today?]] | + | **[[How safe are detergents?]] |
| − | *[[A healthy suntan – or is it?]] | + | **[[Can noise cause true health problems?]] |
| − | *[[Should solariums carry a health warning?]] | + | **[[Is allergy more common today?]] |
| − | *[[What’s wrong with the air in our cities?]] | + | **[[A healthy suntan – or is it?]] |
| − | *[[People don’t die of carbon monoxide poisoning any more – do they?]] | + | **[[Should solariums carry a health warning?]] |
| − | *[[Can the air go up in flames?]] | + | *The air that we breathe |
| − | *[[Ozone – I thought it was the hole in the ozone layer that we need to worry about?]] | + | **[[What’s wrong with the air in our cities?]] |
| − | *[[Should we go back to heating our homes with wood-burning stoves?]] | + | **[[People don’t die of carbon monoxide poisoning any more – do they?]] |
| − | *[[Climate change – will it affect our health?]] | + | **[[Can the air go up in flames?]] |
| − | *[[Is formaldehyde another type of formalin?]] | + | **[[Ozone – I thought it was the hole in the ozone layer that we need to worry about?]] |
| − | *[[Benzene – isn’t it only found in chemistry sets?]] | + | **[[Should we go back to heating our homes with wood-burning stoves?]] |
| − | *[[Can environmental cigarette smoke cause lung cancer?]] | + | **[[Climate change – will it affect our health?]] |
| − | *[[Is there radiation in my home?]] | + | **[[Is formaldehyde another type of formalin?]] |
| − | *[[Do we need to monitor the quality of the air in our homes?]] | + | **[[Benzene – isn’t it only found in chemistry sets?]] |
| − | *[[How can a building become sick?]] | + | **[[Can environmental cigarette smoke cause lung cancer?]] |
| − | *[[Do our recreational pastimes require special ventilation systems?]] | + | **[[Is there radiation in my home?]] |
| − | *[[Is asbestos still a problem today?]] | + | **[[Do we need to monitor the quality of the air in our homes?]] |
| − | *[[What happens when a building suffers moisture damage?]] | + | **[[How can a building become sick?]] |
| − | *[[Legionnaires’ disease – why should I worry, I’m not in the Foreign Legion?]] | + | **[[Do our recreational pastimes require special ventilation systems?]] |
| − | *[[How do air fresheners really work?]] | + | **[[Is asbestos still a problem today?]] |
| − | *[[Why is it worth investing in environmental protection?]] | + | **[[What happens when a building suffers moisture damage?]] |
| − | *[[Indigenous populations live in harmony with their environment, don’t they?]] | + | **[[Legionnaires’ disease – why should I worry, I’m not in the Foreign Legion?]] |
| − | *[[Environmental equilibrium and chemicals – impossible or not?]] | + | **[[How do air fresheners really work?]] |
| − | *[[Down the drain – is it a case of out of sight, out of mind?]] | + | *How to protect our common environment? |
| − | *[[Should we compost all our household waste?]] | + | **[[Why is it worth investing in environmental protection?]] |
| − | *[[Does it make sense to burn our domestic waste in power stations?]] | + | **[[Indigenous populations live in harmony with their environment, don’t they?]] |
| − | *[[Is clean energy from biomass a myth?]] | + | **[[Environmental equilibrium and chemicals – impossible or not?]] |
| − | *[[Which type of energy production is friendliest to human health?]] | + | **[[Down the drain – is it a case of out of sight, out of mind?]] |
| − | *[[What was the impact of the Chernobyl disaster in Europe?]] | + | **[[Should we compost all our household waste?]] |
| − | *[[Is it safe to live close to polluted land?]] | + | **[[Does it make sense to burn our domestic waste in power stations?]] |
| − | *[[Does environmental protection also mean improved health?]] | + | **[[Is clean energy from biomass a myth?]] |
| − | *[[If we care about our environment, should we all be vegetarians?]] | + | **[[Which type of energy production is friendliest to human health?]] |
| − | *[[Which environmental factors increase my blood pressure?]] | + | **[[What was the impact of the Chernobyl disaster in Europe?]] |
| − | *[ | + | **[[Is it safe to live close to polluted land?]] |
| − | *[[What is risk management?]] | + | **[[Does environmental protection also mean improved health?]] |
| − | *[[What are the most common misconceptions about risks held by the man in the street?]] | + | **[[If we care about our environment, should we all be vegetarians?]] |
| − | *[[Why are experts usually so sceptical?]] | + | **[[Which environmental factors increase my blood pressure?]] |
| − | *[[Why do different people rate different risks so differently?]] | + | *Here a risk, there a risk, everywhere risks, risks! |
| − | *[[Can you lessen your own personal chemical burden?]] | + | **[[Are there problems in the present risk assessment practices?]] |
| − | *[[Why are people afraid of dental amalgam?]] | + | **[[What is risk management?]] |
| − | *[[What do we mean by the term “life cycle analysis”?]] | + | **[[What are the most common misconceptions about risks held by the man in the street?]] |
| − | *[[The precautionary principle – better safe than sorry?]] | + | **[[Why are experts usually so sceptical?]] |
| − | *[[Are GM foods Frankenfoods?]] | + | **[[Why do different people rate different risks so differently?]] |
| − | *[[Mutagenesis, carcinogenesis and other scary words – what do they really mean?]] | + | **[[Can you lessen your own personal chemical burden?]] |
| − | *[[Which type of radiation poses the greatest threat to our health?]] | + | **[[Why are people afraid of dental amalgam?]] |
| − | *[[Are most cancers caused by exposures to chemicals?]] | + | **[[What do we mean by the term “life cycle analysis”?]] |
| − | *[[Is cancer more common today than it was in the past?]] | + | **[[The precautionary principle – better safe than sorry?]] |
| − | *[[We breathe oxygen; it can’t be dangerous, can it?]] | + | **[[Are GM foods Frankenfoods?]] |
| − | *[[Why are animal experiments still needed?]] | + | **[[Mutagenesis, carcinogenesis and other scary words – what do they really mean?]] |
| − | *[[Are electric lines and transformers dangerous?]] | + | **[[Which type of radiation poses the greatest threat to our health?]] |
| − | *[[How dangerous is it to use a mobile phone?]] | + | **[[Are most cancers caused by exposures to chemicals?]] |
| − | *[[We are surrounded by risks but which of them should we take seriously?]] | + | **[[Is cancer more common today than it was in the past?]] |
| − | *[[Are inhabitants of different countries exposed to different risks?]] | + | **[[We breathe oxygen; it can’t be dangerous, can it?]] |
| − | *[[Before we go on holiday which environmental health precautions should we take?]] | + | **[[Why are animal experiments still needed?]] |
| − | *[[Should risk assessment be more transparent?]] | + | **[[Are electric lines and transformers dangerous?]] |
| − | *[[Is environmental science just another religion?]] | + | **[[How dangerous is it to use a mobile phone?]] |
| − | *[[What happens if the human race presses the self-destruct button?]] | + | **[[We are surrounded by risks but which of them should we take seriously?]] |
| + | **[[Are inhabitants of different countries exposed to different risks?]] | ||
| + | **[[Before we go on holiday which environmental health precautions should we take?]] | ||
| + | **[[Should risk assessment be more transparent?]] | ||
| + | **[[Is environmental science just another religion?]] | ||
| + | **[[What happens if the human race presses the self-destruct button?]] | ||
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