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050 00 $aRA565$b.A83 1999
060 00 $a1999 I-492
060 10 $aWA 30$bA828p 1999
082 00 $a615.9/02$221
100 1 $aAshton, John,$d1947-
245 10 $aPerils of progress :$bthe health and environment hazards of modern technology and what you can do about them /$cJohn Ashton & Ron Laura.
260 $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bZed Books ;$aHalifax, Nova Scotia :$bFernwood Pub. ;$aCape Town :$bUCT Press ;$aNew York :$bDistributed in the USA by St. Martin's Press,$c1999.
300 $axiii, 346 p. :$bill. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 336-337) and index.
505 0 $apt.1. Technology and the quest for Utopia. The paradox of progress: is the price we pay for technology too high? pt.2. Electrical technology. The new electrical environment: the shocking truth -- Mobile phones and UHF TV microwaves: how to minimise the risks -- Microwave ovens and your health: you have to know the problems to overcome them -- Computer VDUs and television: watching for the health hazards -- Electricity in the home: should you be plugged in? pt.3. Food technology. Food processing: to eat or not to eat? that is the question -- Aluminium in food: is it factor in Alzheimer's disease? -- Food irridation: towards health or hazard in the 21st century -- Cadmium: the newest toxic link in the food chain -- Pesticides: what you need to know to keep your family safe. pt.4. Water technology. Water chlorination and your health: a second opinion -- The floridation debate: can fluriode be damaging to your health? pt.5. Environmental technology. Airconditioning: finding healthier ways to 'stay cool' -- Artifical light: shedding some light on a dark problem -- The sounds of technology: listening for clues to stay healthy. pt.6. Surviving technology. Finding the way back to good health.
650 0 $aEnvironmental health.
650 0 $aTechnology$xRisk assessment.
650 0 $aHealth risk assessment.
650 0 $aTechnology$xHealth aspects.
650 0 $aTechnology$xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 $aHazardous substances$xHealth aspects.
650 0 $aHazardous substances$xEnvironmental aspects.
650 12 $aEnvironmental Health$vPopular Works.
650 22 $aEnvironmental Pollution$vPopular Works.
650 22 $aFood Contamination$vPopular Works.
650 22 $aRadiation, Nonionizing$vPopular Works.
650 4 $aTechnology$xHealth aspects.
650 4 $aTechnology$xEnvironmental aspects.
650 4 $aHazardous substances$xHealth aspects.
650 4 $aHazardous substances$xEnvironmental aspects.
700 1 $aLaura, R. S.$q(Ronald S.)
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol057/00302857.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol051/00302857.html
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/hol051/00302857.html