Arsenic: Medical and Biological Effects of Environmental Pollutants

Science & Math

Division on Earth and Life Studies

Commission on Life Sciences

Nature & Ecology

National Academies Press

The most recent volume in the Drinking Water and Health series contains the results of a two-part study on the toxicity of drinking water contaminants. The first part examines current practices in risk assessment, identifies new noncancerous toxic responses to chemicals found in drinking water, and discusses the use of pharmacokinetic data to estimate the delivered dose and response. The second part of the book provides risk assessments for 14 specific compounds, 9 presented here for the first time.

Drinking Water and Health,: Volume 1

Politics & Social Sciences

National, Research Council

Safe Drinking Water Committee

Social Sciences

The most recent volume in the Drinking Water and Health series contains the results of a two-part study on the toxicity of drinking water contaminants. The first part examines current practices in risk assessment, identifies new noncancerous toxic responses to chemicals found in drinking water, and discusses the use of pharmacokinetic data to estimate the delivered dose and response. The second part of the book provides risk assessments for 14 specific compounds, 9 presented here for the first time.

Drinking Water and Health,: Volume 3 (Drinking Water & Health)

Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards

Earth Sciences

Assessing Changing Food Consumption Patterns

Food and Nutrition Board

Committee on Food Consumption Patterns

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Indoor Pollutants

Committee on Indoor Pollutants

The most recent volume in the Drinking Water and Health series contains the results of a two-part study on the toxicity of drinking water contaminants. The first part examines current practices in risk assessment, identifies new noncancerous toxic responses to chemicals found in drinking water, and discusses the use of pharmacokinetic data to estimate the delivered dose and response. The second part of the book provides risk assessments for 14 specific compounds, 9 presented here for the first time.

Drinking Water and Health,: Volume 4 (Drinking Water & Health)

National Academy Press

Based on a thorough review of the scientific evidence, this book provides the most authoritative assessment yet of the relationship between dietary and nutritional factors and the incidence of cancer. It provides interim dietary guidelines that are likely to reduce the risk of cancer as well as ensure good nutrition. Table of Contents <ul>
<li>Front Matter</li>
<li>1 Executive Summary</li>
<li>2 Cancer: Its Nature and Relationship to Diet</li>
<li>3 Methodology Section A - The Relationship Between Nutrients and Cancer</li>
<li>4 Total Caloric Intake</li>
<li>5 Lipids (Fats and Cholesterol)</li>
<li>6 Protein</li>
<li>7 Carbohydrates</li>
<li>8 Dietary Fiber</li>
<li>9 Vitamins</li>
<li>10 Minerals</li>
<li>11 Alcohol Section B - The Role of Nonnutritive Dietary Constituents</li>
<li>12 Naturally Occurring Carcinogens</li>
<li>13 Mutagens in Food</li>
<li>14 Additives and Contaminants</li>
<li>15 Inhibitors of Carcinogenisis Section C - Patterns of Diet and Cancer</li>
<li>16 Cancer Incidence and Mortality</li>
<li>17 The Relationship of Diet to Cancer at Specific Sites</li>
<li>18 Assessment of Risk to Human Health</li>
<li>Glossary</li>
<li>Appendix A - Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer--Affliliations and Major Research Interests</li>
<li>Index</li>
</ul>

Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer

Diets & Weight Loss

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) collaborated in this study with the Board on Maternal, Child, and Family Health Research of the Commission on Life Sciences of the National Research Council (NRC) to determine methodologies needed to evaluate current childbirth settings in the United States. Although the proportion of non-hospital births runs as high as 4.4 percent annually in Oregon, insufficient data exist to permit complete evaluation of the various birth settings. The application of good research methods should lead to scientific findings that provide the basis for informed, rational decision making about alternative settings for childbirth. A committee of 11 experts was appointed to review current knowledge, provide background knowledge, and identify the kinds of research designs useful for assessing such matters as the safety, quality of maternity care, costs, psychological factors, and family satisfaction of different birth settings. The committee was also charged with preparing a report that could be used to solicit, evaluate, and fund proposals for studies on childbirth settings. The committee did not design specific studies to be carried out, but rather attempted to point out issues that should be considered by researchers because it believed that the best proposals would arise from investigator-initiated research. Gaps in research could be filled by requests for proposals developed by agency staff and the agency peer review committee. In addition, IOM staff members and several consultants provided background papers for the committee's consideration. The research that results from this report will be useful to policymakers and to consumers searching for information to aid in making decisions about birth settings. Research Issues in the Assessment of Birth Settings summarizes the study. Table of Contents <ul>
<li>Front Matter</li>
<li>Introduction</li>
<li>Summary and Recommendations</li>
<li>1: Basic Concepts and Descriptive Data</li>
<li>2: Research Strategies for Assessing Childbirth Settings</li>
<li>3: Risk Assessment</li>
<li>4: Variables</li>
<li>Appendix A: Review of the Safety of Maternity Care in Different Birth Locations</li>
<li>Appendix B : Research Issues Concerning Reimbursement for Childbirth Services</li>
<li>Appendix C: Freestanding Birth Centers</li>
<li>Appendix D: Research on Childbirth Settings: The Assessment of Psychological Variables</li>
<li>Appendix E: Review of Obstetrical Risk Assessment Methods</li>
<li>Appendix F: Vital Statistics and Nonhospital Births: A Mortality Study of Infants Born Out of Hospitals in Oregon Between 1975 and 1979</li>
</ul>

Research Issues in the Assessment of Birth Settings: Report of a Study

Medical Books

Division of Health Sciences Policy

INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE

Committee on Assessing Alternative Birth Settings

Administration & Medicine Economics

The regulation of potentially hazardous substances has become a controversial issue. This volume evaluates past efforts to develop and use risk assessment guidelines, reviews the experience of regulatory agencies with different administrative arrangements for risk assessment, and evaluates various proposals to modify procedures. The book's conclusions and recommendations can be applied across the entire field of environmental health. Table of Contents <ul>
<li>Front Matter</li>
<li>Summary</li>
<li>Introduction</li>
<li>1 The Nature of Risk Assessment</li>
<li>2 Inference Guidelines for Risk Assessment</li>
<li>3 Organizational Arrangements for Risk Assessment</li>
<li>4 Recommendations</li>
<li>Appendix A Background Information on Committee Members</li>
<li>Appendix B Bibliography</li>
<li>Appendix C Working Papers</li>
</ul>

Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process

Committee on the Institutional Means for Assessment of Risks to Public Health

Chemistry

Drinking Water and Health,: Volume 5 (Drinking Water & Health)

Biological Sciences

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