Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, July 21, 1993, Volumen 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1993 |
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... assessment . He said these questions convinced him that a final independent review of the data may be warranted . He also said such a review could take into consideration data that EPA did not consider when it did its own risk assessment ...
... assessment . He said these questions convinced him that a final independent review of the data may be warranted . He also said such a review could take into consideration data that EPA did not consider when it did its own risk assessment ...
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... assessment of the res- piratory health risks of passive smoking . Based on the total weight of the available scientific evidence , EPA concluded that widespread exposure to secondhand smoke in the United States presents a se- rious and ...
... assessment of the res- piratory health risks of passive smoking . Based on the total weight of the available scientific evidence , EPA concluded that widespread exposure to secondhand smoke in the United States presents a se- rious and ...
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... balance , there would appear to be a substantial economic jus- tification in support of H.R. 3434 based on the specific cost and benefit issues addressed in this preliminary assessment . Mr. Chairman , in closing , I would like to 12.
... balance , there would appear to be a substantial economic jus- tification in support of H.R. 3434 based on the specific cost and benefit issues addressed in this preliminary assessment . Mr. Chairman , in closing , I would like to 12.
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... assessment of the respiratory health risks of passive smoking , entitled Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking : Lung Cancer and Other Disorders . This report was issued under the authority of The Radon Gas and Indoor Air ...
... assessment of the respiratory health risks of passive smoking , entitled Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking : Lung Cancer and Other Disorders . This report was issued under the authority of The Radon Gas and Indoor Air ...
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... Assessment Perhaps the most significant conclusion of the report is the finding that secondhand smoke is a human lung carcinogen , classified as a " Group A " carcinogen under EPA's carcinogen assessment scheme . This classification is ...
... Assessment Perhaps the most significant conclusion of the report is the finding that secondhand smoke is a human lung carcinogen , classified as a " Group A " carcinogen under EPA's carcinogen assessment scheme . This classification is ...
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Página 145 - I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you at today's hearing on behalf of the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, and the American Lung Association, united as the Coalition on Smoking OR Health.
Página 391 - refer to airborne concentrations of substances and represent conditions under which it is believed that nearly all workers may be repeatedly exposed day after day without adverse effect.
Página 359 - Involuntary smoking is a cause of disease, including lung cancer, in healthy nonsmokers.
Página 371 - ETS effect on children between the ages of 18 months and 3 years, but no additional estimata have been computed for this age group. Whether or not these illnesses result in death has not been addressed here. In the United States, more than 5,000 infants die of SIDS annually. It is the major cause of death in infants between the ages of 1 month and 1 year, and the linkage with maternal smoking is well established.
Página 359 - The simple separation of smokers and nonsmokers within the same air space may reduce, but does not eliminate, the exposure of nonsmokers to environmental tobacco smoke.
Página 29 - We accept an interest in people's health as a basic responsibility, paramount to every other consideration in our business.
Página 53 - Smoking is the leading cause of fire deaths in the United States. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA...
Página 378 - We are pleased to welcome you to our hearing today. Your prepared statements will be in the record in full. What we would like to ask...