Genomics and Environmental Regulation

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 2009 A canonical compilation of fundamental issues of this topic by leaders in the field... Timely work. Environmental Health Perspectives 2009 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 2009

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.

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