The Effects of Great Lakes Contaminants on Human Health: Report to Congress, 1995
- ISBN-10
- 0788187228
- ISBN-13
- 9780788187223
- Pages
- 108
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-02
- Publisher
- DIANE Publishing
- Author
- Barry Leonard
Description
Chapters: historical overview; persistent toxic substances; pathways of exposure; a review of the Great Lakes (GL) human health literature; human health studies outside of the Great Lakes -- exposure to similar persistent toxic substances; limitations of human health studies; characterization of exposure and determination of the profiles and levels in human biologic tissues and fluids; identification of sensitive and specific human reproductive end points; determination of the short- and long-term risk(s) of adverse health effects in the children of exposed parents; and establishment of registries &/or surveillance cohorts in the GL. Illustrated.
