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Perils of progress : the health and environment hazards of modern technology and what you can do about them / John Ashton & Ron Laura.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London ; New York : Zed Books ; Halifax, Nova Scotia : Fernwood Pub. ; Cape Town : UCT Press ; New York : Distributed in the USA by St. Martin's Press, 1999.Description: xiii, 346 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1856496961 (hb)
  • 185649697X (pb)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.17 21
LOC classification:
  • RA565 .A74 1999
NLM classification:
  • 1999 I-492
  • WA 30
Contents:
pt.1. Technology and the quest for Utopia. The paradox of progress: is the price we pay for technology too high? pt.2. Electrical technology. The new electrical environment: the shocking truth -- Mobile phones and UHF TV microwaves: how to minimise the risks -- Microwave ovens and your health: you have to know the problems to overcome them -- Computer VDUs and television: watching for the health hazards -- Electricity in the home: should you be plugged in? pt.3. Food technology. Food processing: to eat or not to eat? that is the question -- Aluminium in food: is it factor in Alzheimer's disease? -- Food irridation: towards health or hazard in the 21st century -- Cadmium: the newest toxic link in the food chain -- Pesticides: what you need to know to keep your family safe. pt.4. Water technology. Water chlorination and your health: a second opinion -- The floridation debate: can fluriode be damaging to your health? pt.5. Environmental technology. Airconditioning: finding healthier ways to 'stay cool' -- Artifical light: shedding some light on a dark problem -- The sounds of technology: listening for clues to stay healthy. pt.6. Surviving technology. Finding the way back to good health.
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Book Book Karen H. Huntsman Library Main Book Collection - Second Level 363.17 AS38P 1 Available 38060006731236
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 336-337) and index.

pt.1. Technology and the quest for Utopia. The paradox of progress: is the price we pay for technology too high? pt.2. Electrical technology. The new electrical environment: the shocking truth -- Mobile phones and UHF TV microwaves: how to minimise the risks -- Microwave ovens and your health: you have to know the problems to overcome them -- Computer VDUs and television: watching for the health hazards -- Electricity in the home: should you be plugged in? pt.3. Food technology. Food processing: to eat or not to eat? that is the question -- Aluminium in food: is it factor in Alzheimer's disease? -- Food irridation: towards health or hazard in the 21st century -- Cadmium: the newest toxic link in the food chain -- Pesticides: what you need to know to keep your family safe. pt.4. Water technology. Water chlorination and your health: a second opinion -- The floridation debate: can fluriode be damaging to your health? pt.5. Environmental technology. Airconditioning: finding healthier ways to 'stay cool' -- Artifical light: shedding some light on a dark problem -- The sounds of technology: listening for clues to stay healthy. pt.6. Surviving technology. Finding the way back to good health.

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