Kevin C Elliott

Is a Little Pollution Good for You?

Incorporating Societal Values in Environmental Research

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Could low-level exposure to polluting chemicals be analogous to exercise - a beneficial source of stress that strengthens the body? Some scientists studying the phenomenon of hormesis (beneficial or stimulatory effects caused by low-dose exposure to toxic substances) claim that that this may be the case. Is A Little Pollution Good For You? critically examines the current evidence for hormesis.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9780199374069
• ISBN-10: 0199374066
• Artikelnr.: 39740132

Autorenporträt

Kevin C. Elliott is Associate Professor at Lyman-Briggs College and the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Societal Values and Environmental Research
2. The Hormesis Case
3. An Argument for Societal Values in Policy-Relevant Research
4. Lesson #1: Safeguarding Science
5. Lesson #2: Diagnosing Deliberation
6. Lesson #3: Ethics for Experts
7. The MCS and ED Cases
8. Conclusion