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      Phthalates and Cumulative Risk Assessment: The Task Ahead

      Committee on the Health Risks of Phthalates,National Research Council

      People are exposed to a variety of chemicals throughout their daily lives. To protect public health, regulators use risk assessments to examine the effects of chemical exposures. This book provides…

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      Assessing the Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene: Key Scientific Issues

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene

      Trichloroethylene is a chlorinated solvent widely used as a degreasing agent in industrial and manufacturing settings. This title identifies and assesses the key scientific issues relevant to analyzing the human…

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      Modeling the Health Risks of Climate Change: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Standing Committee on Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions

      Climate change poses risks to human health and well-being through shifting weather patterns, increases in frequency and intensity of heat waves and other extreme weather events, rising sea levels, ocean…

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      Health Risks of Radon and Other Internally Deposited Alpha-emitters: Beir IV

      Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations,National Research Council

      Describes hazards from radon progeny and other alpha-emitters that humans may inhale or ingest from their environment. Techniques for estimating the risks to humans posed by radon and other internally…

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      Health Risks from Dioxin and Related Compounds: Evaluation of the EPA Reassessment

      Committee on EPA's Exposure and Human Health Reassessment of TCDD and Related Compounds,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents the view that although the US Environmental Protection Agency presented a review of the scientific literature in its 2003 draft reassessment of the risks of dioxin, the agency did…

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      Estimating the Public Health Benefits of Proposed Air Pollution Regulations

      Committee on Estimating the Health-Risk-Reduction Benefits of Proposed Air Pollution Regulations,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      EPA estimates that thousands of premature deaths and cases of illnesses may be avoided by reducing air pollution. At the request of Congress, this report reviews the scientific basis of…

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      Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on the Institutional Means for Assessment of Risks to Public Health,National Academy of Sciences

      The regulation of potentially hazardous substances has become a controversial issue. This volume evaluates past efforts to develop and use risk assessment guidelines, reviews the experience of regulatory agencies with…

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      Evaluation of the Health and Safety Risks of the New USAMRIID High Containment Facilities at Fort Detrick, Maryland

      Committee to Review the Health and Safety Risks of High Biocontainment Laboratories at Fort Detrick,National Research Council

      The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in Frederick, Maryland, is designed to handle pathogens that cause serious or potentially lethal diseases, which require the research performed on…

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      Measuring the Risks and Causes of Premature Death: Summary of Workshops

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population

      Measuring the Risks and Causes of Premature Death is the summary of two workshops conducted by The Committee on Population of the National Research Council at the National Academies to…

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      The Use of Drugs in Food Animals: Benefits and Risks

      Committee on Drug Use in Food Animals,Panel on Animal Health, Food Safety, and Public Health,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Provides an overview of why and how drugs are used in the major food-producing animal industries. This volume discusses the prevalence of human pathogens in foods of animal origin. It…

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      Assessing the Medical Risks of Human Oocyte Donation for Stem Cell Research: Workshop Report

      Committee on Assessing the Medical Risks of Human Oocyte Donation for Stem Cell Research,National Research Council

      Assessing the Medical Risks of Human Oocyte Donation for Stem Cell Research

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      A Risk-Characterization Framework for Decision-Making at the Food and Drug Administration

      Committee on Ranking FDA Product Categories Based on Health Consequences, Phase II,National Research Council

      National Research Council of the National Academies.

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      Medical Care Economic Risk: Measuring Financial Vulnerability from Spending on Medical Care

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics

      The United States has seen major advances in medical care during the past decades, but access to care at an affordable cost is not universal. Many Americans lack health care…

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