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Environmental health: Third World problems - First World preoccupations (1999)Edited by Lorraine Mooney and Roger Bate (formerly of the European Science and Environment Forum) and published by Butterworth Heinemann, (ISBN 0 7506 4223 8). This book underlines the differences in health priorities which exist around the world, and "cautions against the export of inappropriate attitudes from developed to less developed countries." In post-industrial societies, health has never been better and life expectancy continues to rise, "yet there is a growing obsession with health and safety, even to the extent of a loss of judgement about risk assessment." It points out that "one of the most scientifically-illiterate environmental campaigns" is the attempt to ban man-made chlorine compounds." Despite the millions of lives saved by chlorine in water disinfection, "there are some who would ban its further use even though the evidence for its dangers is meagre." Copies of this book can be obtained from Butterworth Heinemann Order Hotline at +44 1865888180 or www.bh.com Price: EUR 52.95 |