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'''Chapters in the book Arsenic to Zoonoses:<br> | '''Chapters in the book Arsenic to Zoonoses:<br> | ||
* [[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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