Chemical Alert!: A Community Action Handbook
Editat de Marvin S. Legator, Sabrina F. Strawnen Limba Engleză Paperback – mar 1993
Writing for the general reader with no scientific expertise, environmental, medical, and legal professionals instruct communities on the organizational and investigative techniques that will produce a valid, scientific case study. With these tools, citizens living near petrochemical plants or waste disposal areas—or who may have simply noticed a high incidence of certain health problems in their community—can determine for themselves whether a problem really exists and seek remediation. Given the reality that government agencies often lack the resources—or the will—to detect health hazards before they affect a community, an informed citizenry should be its own best environmental watchdog.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780292746763
ISBN-10: 0292746768
Pagini: 254
Ilustrații: 7 line drawings, 33 tables
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:Revised, Expand
Editura: University of Texas Press
Colecția University of Texas Press
ISBN-10: 0292746768
Pagini: 254
Ilustrații: 7 line drawings, 33 tables
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:Revised, Expand
Editura: University of Texas Press
Colecția University of Texas Press
Notă biografică
Marvin Legator was Professor of Preventive Medicine and Community Health at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
Cuprins
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction. Marvin S. Legator, Sabrina F. Strawn, and Barbara L. Harper
- 1. You Can Do It Too: Identification of Health Hazards by Nonprofessionals. Marvin S. Legator
- 2. Join Together: Organizing Your Community. Lois Marie Gibbs
- 3. Do You Suspect a Problem? Known Exposures, Known Effects. Barbara L. Harper
- 4. What Are Appropriate Tests? Enhancing Health Care. Marvin S. Legator
- 5. What You Need to Know before You Start: Introduction to Experimental Design. Michael J. Scott
- 6. What Information Do You Need? Questionnaire Design, Administration, and Limitations. Barbara L. Harper and Mary C. Lowery
- 7. How to Get the Information: The Questionnaire, Question Discussion, and Tabulation. Barbara L. Harper, Mary C. Lowery, Michael J. Scott, and Paul Mills
- 8. Lots of Information: What to Do with It, Statistics for Nonstatisticians. Michael J. Scott and Barbara L. Harper
- 9. Where Do You Go from Here? Exploring Options for Further Study and Further Action. Ellen K. Silbergeld
- 10. What Kind of Evidence Do You Need? Legal Implications of Acute and Chronic Effects. William E. Townsley
- 11. Resource Guide. Sabrina F. Strawn
- Appendix: Rates of Cancer and Birth Defects. Barbara L. Harper
- References Cited in the Text and Additional Suggested Reading
- Index
Descriere
A step-by-step guide that can be used by any lay person or citizens' group to determine whether a health risk exists in their area.