How much risk? : a guide to understanding environmental health hazards / Inge F. Goldstein, Martin Goldstein.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.

xii, 338 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-324) and index.

Introduction: what we hope to do -- Atomic bombs, nuclear fallout, and dental x-rays -- Radon in your basement -- Childhood leukemia near nuclear plants -- Breast cancer part 1: the rise of activism and the pesticide hypothesis -- Breast cancer part 2: testing the pesticide hypothesis -- Power lines, magnetic fields, and cancer -- Cancer from the landfill? -- Asthma, allergy, and air pollution -- Summary: lessons from a disaster.