Bibliograph

But is it true?, a citizen's guide to environmental health and safety issues, Aaron Wildavsky

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But is it true?, a citizen's guide to environmental health and safety issues, Aaron Wildavsky

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [449]-551) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

But is it true?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

31376030

Responsibility statement

Aaron Wildavsky

Sub title

a citizen's guide to environmental health and safety issues

Table Of Contents

Were the early scares justified by the evidence? Cranberries, dieldrin, saccharin -- PCBs and DDT : too much of a good thing? -- Dioxin, Agent Orange, and Times Beach -- Love Canal : was there evidence of harm? -- Superfund's abandoned hazardous waste sites -- No runs, no hits, all errors : the asbestos and alar scares -- How does science matter? -- Do rodent studies predict cancer in human beings? -- The effects of acid rain on the United States (with an excursion to Europe) -- CFCs and ozone depletion: are they as bad as people think? --Who's on first? A global warming scorecard --Reporting environmental science -- Citizenship in science -- Detecting errors in environmental and safety studies

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