True Warnings and False Alarms: Evaluating Fears about the Health Risks of Technology, 1948-1971

by Allan Mazur

Book Overview

Given time, scientists reach consensus about the truth or falsity of a wide range of alleged hazards. Today, there is broad agreement that CFCs destroy stratospheric ozone. On the other hand, research does not support claims that electromagnetic fields from transmission lines cause a noticeable increase of leukemia. But new allegations continuously arise. Are manufactured chemicals in the environment distorting normal hormonal processes in our bodies?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891853562
• ISBN13: 9781891853562
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"