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Molecular Politics: Developing American and British Regulatory Policy for Genetic Engineering, 1972-1982
ISBN: 9780226910666 / Angielski / Miękka / 616 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The promise of genetic engineering in the early 1970s to profoundly reshape the living world activated a variety of social interests in its future promotion and control. With public safety, gene patents, and the future of genetic research at stake, a wide range of interest groups competed for control over this powerful new technology.
In this comparative study of the development of regulatory policy for genetic engineering in the United States and the United Kingdom, Susan Wright analyzes government responses to the struggles among corporations, scientists, universities, trade unions, and... The promise of genetic engineering in the early 1970s to profoundly reshape the living world activated a variety of social interests in its future pro...
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265,13 zł |
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Societal Risk Assessment: How Safe Is Safe Enough?
ISBN: 9780306405549 / Angielski / Twarda / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume constitutes the papers and discussions from a symposium on "Societal Risk Assessment: How Safe is Safe Enough?" held at the General Motors Research Laboratories on October 8-9, 1979. This symposium was the twenty-fourth in an annual series sponsored by the Research Laboratories. Initi ated in 1957, these symposia have as their objective the promotion of the interchange ofknowledge among specialists from many allied disciplines in rapidly developing or changing areas ofscience or technology. Attendees characteristically represent the academic, government, and industrial...
This volume constitutes the papers and discussions from a symposium on "Societal Risk Assessment: How Safe is Safe Enough?" held at the General Motors...
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571,61 zł |
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The Chemical Scythe: Lessons of 2,4,5-T and Dioxin
ISBN: 9780306409738 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Chemical Scythe is the first book in a projected series to be published by Plenum Press in association with the International Disaster Institute. The aim of the series, Disaster Research in Practice, is to provide scientific and readable accounts on the most urgent areas of disaster research. It is fitting, therefore, that Dr. Hay's investigation into the nature and effects of dioxins heralds the new series. The problem of chemical hazards is one that we will have to learn to live with in future decades. Dr. Hay's book is an authoritative account of the chemistry and proven and potential...
The Chemical Scythe is the first book in a projected series to be published by Plenum Press in association with the International Disaster Institute. ...
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762,15 zł |
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Columbia: Final Voyage
ISBN: 9780387271484 / Angielski / Twarda / 454 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 'Columbia: Final Voyage' aerospace writer Philip Chien, who has over 20 years' experience covering the US space program, provides a unique insight into the crew members who lost their lives in the Columbia disaster. Chien interviewed all seven crew members several times and got to know them as individuals. He reviews in detail their training, their scientific work and other activities during their successful 16-day flight, the background of the accident itself and a detailed first-hand account of what happened that fateful day in February 2003. The author provides a comprehensive and... In 'Columbia: Final Voyage' aerospace writer Philip Chien, who has over 20 years' experience covering the US space program, provides a unique insig... |
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144,77 zł |
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GM Food on Trial: Testing European Democracy
ISBN: 9780415955416 / Angielski / Twarda / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Europe was told that it had no choice but to accept agbiotech, yet this imperative was turned into a test of democratic accountability for societal choices. Since the late 1990s, European public controversy has kept the agri-biotech industry and its promoters on the defensive. As some opponents and regulators alike have declared, 'GM food/crops are on trial'. Suspicion of their guilt has been evoked by moral symbols, as disputes over whether genetically-modified products are modest benign improvements on traditional plant breeding, or dangerous Frankenfoods; and in disputes over whether... Europe was told that it had no choice but to accept agbiotech, yet this imperative was turned into a test of democratic accountability for societal... |
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478,50 zł |
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Premanufacture Notification: Chemistry Assistance for Submitters
ISBN: 9780471191513 / Angielski / Twarda / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first and only guidance document to help applicants from chemical manufacturers obtain approval to synthesize and manufacture a chemical compound. Written by two EPA scientists, it provides coverage of chemical information needed for risk assessment to satisfy the requirements of the PMN review process and comply with the Toxic Substance Control Act.
The first and only guidance document to help applicants from chemical manufacturers obtain approval to synthesize and manufacture a chemical compound....
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620,13 zł |
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Emergency Food Storage & Survival Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Keep Your Family Safe in a Crisis
ISBN: 9780761563679 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Always Be Prepared
What if your life was disrupted by a natural disaster, food or water supply contamination, or any other type of emergency? Do you have the essentials for you and your family? Do you have a plan in the event that your power, telephone, water and food supply are cut off for an extended amount of time? What if there were no medical or pharmaceutical services available for days, weeks, or months? How prepared are you? With this guide by your side, you and your family will learn how to plan, purchase, and store a three-month supply of all the necessities--food, water,... Always Be Prepared
What if your life was disrupted by a natural disaster, food or water supply contamination, or any other type of emergency? Do yo... |
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70,57 zł |
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Smashups: The Hazards of Travel
ISBN: 9780764307669 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Smashups: The Hazards of Travel offers an intriguing iconography of travel accidents of all genres-air, highway, railway, and water-wrecks involving trucks, buses, cars, light planes, jetliners, seaplanes, freight trains, and ships. There are also European wrecks, Asian wrecks, American wrecks, minor crashes, major ones, horse and cart wrecks, freak accidents, and even ordinary ones. With over 180 photographs, most never-before published in America and many of historical, national, and international importance, you can now experience the thrill of danger in the safety of your own home
Smashups: The Hazards of Travel offers an intriguing iconography of travel accidents of all genres-air, highway, railway, and water-wrecks involving t...
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100,70 zł |
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Crash! Travel Mishaps and Calamities
ISBN: 9780764308130 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With over 150 photos, many full page and of historical, national, and international importance, this book captures on film wrecks and crashes of all kinds: air, highway, railway, and water as well as accidents involving trucks, buses, cars, light planes, jetliners, seaplanes, freight trains, and ships. European wrecks, Asian wrecks, and American wrecks are also well represented. This book adds to the intriguing iconography of travel accidents introduced by the first volume, Smashups. You are invited here to pore over the photographs and captions and experience the thrill of danger in the...
With over 150 photos, many full page and of historical, national, and international importance, this book captures on film wrecks and crashes of all k...
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100,70 zł |
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Mad Cows and Mother's Milk
ISBN: 9780773516199 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Communicating the nature and consequences of environmental and health risks is one of the most problematic areas of public policy in Western democracies. Given the perceived risks associated with the food we eat, chemicals in the environment, and modern technologies, consumers need clear and timely explanations of the nature of those risks - but they rarely get them. Using a series of case studies, Douglas Powell and William Leiss outline the crucial role of risk management in dealing with public controversies and analyse risk communication practice and malpractice to provide a set of lessons...
Communicating the nature and consequences of environmental and health risks is one of the most problematic areas of public policy in Western democraci...
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151,07 zł |
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Safety and Security in Tourism: Relationships, Management, and Marketing
ISBN: 9780789019172 / Angielski / Miękka / 354 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE RECENT TERRORIST ATTACK IN THE U.S. HAVE FOCUSED MORE ATTENTION ON TOURISM SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUES THAN EVER BEFORE. THIS BOOK EXAMINES TOURISM SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUES. IT GIVES READERS A KNOWLEDGE BASE FROM WHICH TO RESPOND TO FUTURE EVENTS.
THE RECENT TERRORIST ATTACK IN THE U.S. HAVE FOCUSED MORE ATTENTION ON TOURISM SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUES THAN EVER BEFORE. THIS BOOK EXAMINES TOURISM...
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297,15 zł |
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Quantified Societal Risk and Policy Making
ISBN: 9780792349556 / Angielski / Twarda / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Quantified Societal Risk and Policy Making is the result of an international workshop on societal risk organized by the Dutch Ministry for Transport, Public Works and Water Management with additional financial support from the Directorate for Transportation (DG VII) of the European Union.
Managing risks, whether there is a strong man-made or natural component, basically means assessing alternative options under uncertainty. The possibility of multiple fatalities is one of the factors that can vary between options. This volume is concerned with one particular type of risk... Quantified Societal Risk and Policy Making is the result of an international workshop on societal risk organized by the Dutch Ministry for Tr...
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381,06 zł |
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Staying Safe at School
ISBN: 9780803960862 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Personal safety issues of concern to all teachers are highlighted in this book. It discusses how to analyze the school environment for security risks, what to do and what not to do to avoid becoming a victim of crime. And, if the worst occurs, how to learn to survive. The book shows how to make a difference by enhancing the quality of life and safety at school.
Personal safety issues of concern to all teachers are highlighted in this book. It discusses how to analyze the school environment for security risks,...
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90,63 zł |
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Wilderness Survival, Second Edition
ISBN: 9780811732925 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A must-read for anyone who goes outdoors. Informative and captivating." -- Capt. Scott O'Grady, survivor, Bosnia With concise explanations and detailed illustrations, survival expert Gregory Davenport covers the five basic elements of survival--personal protection, signaling, finding food and water, travel, and health--providing the reader with complete information on how to stay calm and alive until rescue arrives.Completely updated with information on keeping yourself safe and healthy in the wilderness A comprehensive, well-organized, and user-friendly guide to staying alive in the...
"A must-read for anyone who goes outdoors. Informative and captivating." -- Capt. Scott O'Grady, survivor, Bosnia With concise explanations and detail...
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125,67 zł |
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Real Knockouts: The Physical Feminism of Women's Self-Defense
ISBN: 9780814755129 / Angielski / Twarda / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An examination of women's self-defense culture and its relationship to feminism. I was once a frightened feminist. So begins Martha McCaughey's odyssey into the dynamic world of women's self- defense, a culture which transforms women involved with it and which has equally profound implications for feminist theory and activism. Unprecedented numbers of American women are learning how to knock out, maim, even kill men who assault them. Sales of mace and pepper spray have skyrocketed. Some 14 million women own handguns. From behind the scenes at gun ranges, martial arts dojos,... An examination of women's self-defense culture and its relationship to feminism. I was once a frightened feminist. So begins Martha McCaughe... |
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352,62 zł |
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Toxicology and Regulatory Process
ISBN: 9780824723859 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Providing detailed examples and valuable discussions of the development of specific methods, approaches, and legislation, this reference presents the latest information on the impact of toxicology on the regulatory process and illustrates the interrelationship between toxicology and the regulation of chemicals, pharmaceutical compounds, and food substances.
Providing detailed examples and valuable discussions of the development of specific methods, approaches, and legislation, this reference presents the ...
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906,73 zł |
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Mineral Components in Foods
ISBN: 9780849322341 / Angielski / Twarda / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Recent studies have raised concerns about the health effects of dietary exposure to trace elements. An estimated 40 percent of the world's population suffers from developmental and metabolic functional disorders due to trace element deficiencies. Conversely, there is an established link between excess intake of mineral components and diseases of the endocrine, kidney, liver, cardiovascular, and skeletal system. It has become crucial that food chemists understand the origin, function, bioavailability, and interactions of mineral components in food.
Mineral Components in Foods presents the... Recent studies have raised concerns about the health effects of dietary exposure to trace elements. An estimated 40 percent of the world's population ...
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1083,03 zł |
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Food Safety and Food Quality
ISBN: 9780854042708 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The quality and safety of the food we eat attracts a great deal of publicity and is high on the list of public concerns. This highly emotive issue is discussed in this timely book, which brings together a group of experts to present up-to-date and balanced overviews on a wide range of topics including GM crops; hazardous microorganisms such as E. coli; the BSE/CJD problem; and cancer-causing chemicals, both natural and synthetic. Thought-provoking and of interest to a wide readership, this authoritative review will be welcomed by food scientists, legislators, government officials and...
The quality and safety of the food we eat attracts a great deal of publicity and is high on the list of public concerns. This highly emotive issue is ...
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176,05 zł |
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Home Safe Home: Protecting Yourself and Your Family from Everyday Toxics and Harmful Household Products
ISBN: 9780874778595 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Home Safe Home is the ultimate reference of its kind, written by the leading authority on eliminating toxics in the home. It offers more than four hundred tips, including do-it-yourself formulas for inexpensive, safe products to replace the harmful substances we are exposed to in our own households. If you suffer from unexplained headaches, fatigue, or depression, or if you worry about the link between increased use of toxic chemicals and the rising rate of cancer, the many suggestions in this book can make your life virtually toxic-free
Here are some of the many useful facts... Home Safe Home is the ultimate reference of its kind, written by the leading authority on eliminating toxics in the home. It offers more than f...
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103,32 zł |
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Toxic Work: Women Workers at GTE Lenkurt
ISBN: 9780877228950 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1971, when General Telephone and Electric relocated its GTE Lenkurt plant to Albuquerque, New Mexico, city fathers were elated. GTE Lenkurt became the largest manufacturing employer in the state. This title uncovers more than 200 GTE workers (95 per cent of them women, 70 per cent of them Hispanic), each of them had an array of health problems.
In 1971, when General Telephone and Electric relocated its GTE Lenkurt plant to Albuquerque, New Mexico, city fathers were elated. GTE Lenkurt became ...
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120,84 zł |
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