Risks Caused by Low Levels of Pollution

The concept has arisen that pollutants in almost any concentration cause a small risk of death. This arises from a consideration of cancer and contrasts with earlier work where a threshold is assumed. The theoretical and experimental evidence for this concept is reviewed, and some important conseque...

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Autor principal: Wilson, Richard
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1978
Materias:
Environment and Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2595637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/676350
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spelling pubmed-25956372008-12-05 Risks Caused by Low Levels of Pollution Wilson, Richard Yale J Biol Med Environment and Medicine The concept has arisen that pollutants in almost any concentration cause a small risk of death. This arises from a consideration of cancer and contrasts with earlier work where a threshold is assumed. The theoretical and experimental evidence for this concept is reviewed, and some important consequences are drawn for societal decision making. 1978 /pmc/articles/PMC2595637/ /pubmed/676350 Text en
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Risks Caused by Low Levels of Pollution
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title_short Risks Caused by Low Levels of Pollution
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2595637/
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