Abstract
The concept has arisen that pollutants in almost any concentration cause a small risk of death. This arises from a consideration of cancer and contrasts with earlier work where a threshold is assumed.The theoretical and experimental evidence for this concept is reviewed, and some important consequences are drawn for societal decision making.
MeSH terms
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Air Pollution
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Carcinogens, Environmental*
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
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Environmental Exposure*
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Environmental Pollutants / poisoning
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Environmental Pollutants / toxicity*
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Humans
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Neoplasms / chemically induced
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Occupational Diseases / chemically induced*
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Radioactive Pollutants
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Risk
Substances
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Carcinogens, Environmental
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Environmental Pollutants
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Radioactive Pollutants