Description
In a sharply argued exposé, this book challenges the “regulatory science” that has been used to justify environmental policy—questioning how claims about carcinogens and life-threatening substances are produced, interpreted, and translated into law. Drawing on a systematic examination of the evidence behind widely cited links between synthetic chemicals and cancer, it reveals the ways shoddy methods, selective data, and political incentives can distort public understanding and regulatory decisions. More than a critique of scientific practice, it is a study of power: who gets to define risk, how uncertainty is handled, and what happens when science becomes a tool rather than a truth-seeking process. With the urgency of a public investigation and the clarity of a policy-focused argument, it invites readers to rethink the foundations of environmental regulation and the standards by which we judge danger.
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paperback
Simon and Schuster
Published Jan 1, 1984
589 pages
ISBN: 9780671605674
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First Published
1984
Language
eng
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