From Critical Science to Solutions : The Best of Scientific Solutions

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clapp, Richard.

Series:

Work, Health and Environment Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental Health.

Local Subjects:

Environmental Health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amityville : Baywood Publishing Company, Inc., 2012.

Summary:

First Published in 2017. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

Contents:

""From Critical Science to Solutions: The Best of Scientific Solutions""; ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""About This Volume""; ""Introduction: When Science Doesn�t Have All the Answers""; ""Section I Critical Science""; ""Chapter 1. A Case Study of Pseudo-Science in Occupational Medicine""; ""Chapter 2. Endocrine Disruption Comes into Regulatory Focus""; ""Chapter 3. The Relevance of Occupational Epidemiology to Radiation Protection Standards""; ""Chapter 4. Science is Not Sufficient: Irving J. Selikoff and the Asbestos Tragedy""

""Chapter 5. Silenced Science: Air Pollution Decision-Making at the EPA Threatens Public Health""""Section II Precautionary Science""; ""Chapter 6. PCBs in School�Persistent Chemicals, Persistent Problems""; ""Chapter 7. Chrysotile Asbestos Exposure: Cancer and Lung Disease Risks""; ""Chapter 8. Manganese in Gasoline: Are We Repeating History?""; ""Chapter 9. Describing Community Health Risks: Can Epidemiology be Improved?""; ""Chapter 10. Have Risks Associated with the Presence of Synthetic Organic Contaminants in Land-Applied Sewage Sludges Been Adequately Assessed?""

""Chapter 11. Are We Winning or Losing the War on Cancer? Deciphering the Propaganda of NCI�s 33-Year War""""Section III Solutions Science""; ""Chapter 12. What is Yet to Be Done""; ""Chapter 13. Good Practice Guidelines for Occupational Health Research Funded by the Private Sector""; ""Chapter 14. Factors Influencing Ergonomic Intervention in Construction: Trunkman Case Study""; ""Chapter 15. Green Chemistry in California: A Framework for Leadership in Chemicals Policy and Innovation""; ""Chapter 16. The Sustainability Solutions Agenda""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""

""A Selection of Titles from the Work, Health and Environment Series""""Back Cover""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-89503-468-9