The Failure of Agency-Forcing: The Regulation of Airborne Carcinogens Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act [PDF]
Professor Graham analyzes section 112 of the Clean Air Act, a provision intended by Congress to achieve ambitious regulatory ends by constraining agency discretion.
Graham, John D.
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Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology of Cancer in Low- and Medium-Income Countries
Background: Genetic and molecular factors can play an important role in an individual’s cancer susceptibility and response to carcinogen exposure.
Jyoti Malhotra
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Synthetic Receptors for Early Detection and Treatment of Cancer
Over recent decades, synthetic macrocyclic compounds have attracted interest from the scientific community due to their ability to selectively and reversibly form complexes with a huge variety of guest moieties. These molecules have been studied within a
Frank Davis, Séamus P. J. Higson
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Assessing the carcinogenic potential of low-dose exposures to chemical mixtures in the environment: the challenge ahead. [PDF]
Lifestyle factors are responsible for a considerable portion of cancer incidence worldwide, but credible estimates from the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) suggest that the fraction of cancers ...
Ab Hamid, Hasiah+173 more
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Background: Despite our knowledge of the causes of cancer, millions of workers are involuntarily exposed to a wide range of known and suspected carcinogens in the workplace. To address this issue from a policy perspective, we developed a policy framework
Amanda Veglia+2 more
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Job Exposure Matrix: Occupational Exposure Assessment to Carcinogenic Compounds
The Job Exposure Matrix (JEM) is a cross-tabulation of workplace and job title hazards and is an essential exposure assessment tool for epidemiological studies, cancer risk monitoring, cancer risk prevention, and cancer risk quantification in health ...
Zahra Moradpour+1 more
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Air pollution as a risk factor for lung cancer [PDF]
Over the past decade, an increasing body of scientific evidence has accrued associating outdoor air pollution with certain types of cancer. Ambient air, particularly in densely populated urban environments, contains a variety of known human carcinogens ...
Nikić Dragana, Stanković Aleksandra M.
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Processed Meat and Colorectal Cancer: A Review of Epidemiologic and Experimental Evidence [PDF]
Processed meat intake may be involved in the etiology of colorectal cancer, a major cause of death in affluent countries. The epidemiologic studies published to date conclude that the excess risk in the highest category of processed meat-eaters is ...
Corpet, Denis E.+2 more
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Scientific Ignorance and Reliable Patterns of Evidence in Toxic Tort Causation: Is There a Need for Liability Reform? [PDF]
As a first step to preserving the central aims of tort law, courts will need to recognize the wide variety of respectable, reliable patterns of evidence on which scientists themselves rely for drawing inferences about the toxicity of substances.
Cranor, Carl F., Eastmond, David A.
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Air quality in the Industrial Heartland of Alberta, Canada and potential impacts on human health. [PDF]
The "Industrial Heartland" of Alberta is Canada's largest hydrocarbon processing center, with more than 40 major chemical, petrochemical, and oil and gas facilities. Emissions from these industries affect local air quality and human health.
Barletta, Barbara+5 more
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