Why the Dose Matters: Assessing the Health Risk of Exposure to Toxicants
Urs A. Boelsterli
Aug 2024 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Mike Lenz
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Each day we are exposed to a myriad of natural and human-made chemicals in our food, drinking water, air, soil, at home or at the workplace-pesticide residues, food additives, drugs, household products-but how can we gauge the human health risk posed by these chemicals? Should we believe the somber headlines that depict a serious threat for humans and the environment, or should we follow the reassuring voices of others who claim that the angst is totally unfounded? Why the Dose Matters: Assessing the Health Risk of Exposure to Toxicants uses a rational, science-based approach to explain in plain language that a quantitative view is key for understanding and predicting potentially toxic effects of chemicals. Key Features: - Explains the basics of toxicology in easily understandable terms. - Includes numerous examples. - Clears up common misconceptions and dispels myths. - Provides take-home messages for each chapter.
About the author
Urs A. Boelsterli is an Emeritus Professor of Toxicology at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, where he also held the first Boehringer-Ingelheim Endowed Chair in Mechanistic Toxicology. He is retired and currently lives in Switzerland with his family.
Mike Lenz has been an audiobook narrator and voice actor for more than fourteen years. Having narrated titles in genres ranging from fiction, entertainment, science, and children's literature to Christian, business, self-help, and history, Mike loves bringing nonfiction and fiction stories to life.
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