Book ID: CBB367225101

Toxic Safety: Flame Retardants, Chemical Controversies, and Environmental Health (2016)

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Cordner, Alissa (Author)


Columbia University Press


Publication Date: 2016
Physical Details: 352 pp.
Language: English

Initially marketed as a life-saving advancement, flame retardants are now mired in controversy. Some argue that data show the chemicals are unsafe while others continue to support their use. The tactics of each side have far-reaching consequences for how we interpret new scientific discoveries.An experienced environmental sociologist, Alissa Cordner conducts more than a hundred interviews with activists, scientists, regulators, and industry professionals to isolate the social, scientific, economic, and political forces influencing environmental health policy today. Introducing "strategic science translation," she describes how stakeholders use scientific evidence to support nonscientific goals and construct "conceptual risk formulas" to shape risk assessment and the interpretation of empirical evidence. A revelatory text for public-health advocates, Toxic Safety demonstrates that while all parties interested in health issues use science to support their claims, they do not compete on a level playing field and even good intentions can have deleterious effects.

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Authors & Contributors
David Demortain
Barnett, Allain J.
Scully, John R.
Woochang Lee
Pesch, Udo
Andrew J. Ross
Concepts
Risk assessment
Public policy
Controversies and disputes
Public health
Risk management
Technoscience; science and technology studies
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
20th century, late
19th century
20th century, early
Places
United States
Flint, Michigan
France
Canada
Australia
Korea
Institutions
United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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