Human health risks from low-level environmental exposures: no apparent safety thresholds

Wigle and Lanphear argue that for many toxins widely dispersed in the environment, even very low levels pose health risks.

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Birth weight
Carcinogens - toxicity
Case studies
Environmental Exposure
Environmental health
Environmental Pollutants - poisoning
Epidemiologic Studies
Epidemiology/Public Health
Health Policy
Health risk assessment
Health risks
Humans
Lead content
Longitudinal studies
Other
Parent educational background
PCB
Pediatrics
Policy Forum
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Public Health
Reading
Reference Values
Regulatory agencies
Risk Assessment
Safety
Smoking
Tobacco smoke
Toxicology/Environmental Health
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