Description
Product ID: | 9780231171465 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | Toxic Safety |
Subtitle: | Flame Retardants, Chemical Controversies, and Environmental Health |
Authors: | Author: Alissa Cordner |
Page Count: | 352 |
Subjects: | Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Environment law, Medical screening, Chemistry, Environmental policy and protocols, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Pollution control, Personal safety, Environment law, Medical screening, Chemistry, Environmental policy & protocols, Environmental science, engineering & technology, Pollution control, Personal safety |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Marketed as a life-saving advancement, flame retardants are now mired in controversy. Alissa Cordner describes how stakeholders use scientific evidence to support nonscientific goals. 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. |
Imprint Name: | Columbia University Press |
Publisher Name: | Columbia University Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2016-03-29 |