Overview

To reduce the deleterious effects of environmental contamination, governments across the world have enacted regulations broadly conceived for entire populations. Information arising out of the Human Genome Project and other cutting-edge genetic research is shifting the policymaking process. This fascinating volume draws on experts from academia, government, industry, and nongovernmental organizations to examine the science of genomic research as applied to environmental policy. The first section explores environmental policy applications, including subpopulation genetic profiling, industrial regulations, and standardizing governmental evaluation of genomic data. The second section assesses from multiple angles the legal framework involved in applying genomics to environmental regulation. In the third section, the contributors review closely the implications of genomic research for occupational health, from disease prevention and genetic susceptibility to toxicants, to workers' rights and potential employment discrimination. A fourth section explores the bioethical and philosophical complications of bringing genetic data and research into nonclinical regulatory frameworks. Genomics and Environmental Regulation points to ways in which information on toxicology and genetics can be used to craft more precise and efficient regulations.

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Author:   Richard R. Sharp (Mayo Clinic) ,  Gary E. Marchant (Professor, Arizona State University) ,  Jamie A. Grodsky (Associate Professor, George Washington University Law School)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9780801890222

ISBN 10:   0801890225
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   12 January 2009
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Preface List of Introductions Introduction: Environmental Policy in the Age of Genomics Part I: Environmental Policy Perspectives Chapter 1. Toxicogenomics and Environmental Regulation Chapter 2. Addressing Genomic Needs at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Chapter 3. Application of Genomics for Health and Environmental Safety of Chemicals: An Industry Perspective Chapter 4. Toxicogenomics and the Public Interest: Technical and Sociopolitical Challenges Part II: Legal Perspectives Chapter 5. Challenges in Applying Toxicogenomic Data in Federal Regulatory Settings Chapter 6. Genetic Data and Toxic Torts: Intimations of Statistical Reductionism Chapter 7. Genomics and Environmental Justice: Some Preliminary Thoughts Chapter 8. Setting Air Quality Standards in the Postgenomic Era Part III: Occupational Health Perspectives Chapter 9. Genetics and Workplace Issues Chapter 10. Advances in Human Genome Epidemiology: Implications for Occupational Health and Disease Prevention Chapter 11. Occupational Health and Discrimination Issues Raised by Toxicogenomics in the Workplace Chapter 12. Genetic Susceptibility and Radiological Health and Safety Part IV: Ethical and Philosophical Perspectives Chapter 13. Conceptual and Normative Dimensions of Toxicogenomics Chapter 14. Environmental Disease, Biomarkers, and the Precautionary Principle Chapter 15. Rights and the Exceptionally Vulnerable Chapter 16. (Almost) Equal Protection for Genetically Susceptible Subpopulations: A Hybrid Regulatory-Compensation Proposal Chapter 17. Protecting People in Spite of—or Thanks to—the ""Veil of Ignorance"" Appendix: Executive Summary of National Research Council Report, Applications of Toxicogenomic Technologies to Predictive Toxicology and Risk Assessment Index"

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Genomics and Environmental Regulation makes a superb contribution to the literature. The editors have tapped top scholars and put together an excellent resource that occupies the outer, cutting edge of this rapidly developing field. - Wendy Wagner, University of Texas

The authors must be complemented for having addressed an exceedingly complex subject and have gathered a wealth of information in one volume. -- A. Alan Moghissi Potomac Institute for Policy Studies A canonical compilation of fundamental issues of this topic by leaders in the field... Timely work. Environmental Health Perspectives The breadth of material supported by real-world scenarios makes this an excellent resource for students of law or the sciences interested in the intersection of these fields. Choice

Author Information

Richard R. Sharp is the director of bioethics research at the Cleveland Clinic. Gary E. Marchant is the Lincoln Professor of Emerging Technologies at Arizona State University, where he is also a professor of law and life sciences and the executive director of the Center for Law, Science, and Technology. Jamie A. Grodsky is an associate professor at the George Washington University Law School.

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