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Description: Is a Little Pollution Good for You? : Incorporating Societal Values in Environmental Research, Paperback by Elliott, Kevin C., ISBN 0199374066, ISBN-13 9780199374069, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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. In the process, it highlights the range of methodological and interpretive judgments involved in environmental research: choices about what questions to ask and how to study them, decisions about
how to categorize and describe new information, judgments about how to interpret and evaluate ambiguous evidence, and questions about how to formulate public policy in response to debated scientific findings. Th also uncovers the ways that interest groups with deep pockets attempt to influence
these scientific judgments for their benefit. Several chapters suggest ways to counter these influences and incorporate a broader array of societal values in environmental research: (1) moving beyond conflict-of-interest policies to develop new ways of safeguarding academic research from potential
biases; (2) creating deliberative forums in which multiple stakeholders can discuss the judgments involved in policy-relevant research; and (3) developing ethical guidelines that can assist scientific experts in disseminating debated and controversial phenomena to the public. Kevin C. Elliott
illustrates these strategies in the hormesis case, as well as in two additional case studies involving contemporary environmental research: endocrine disruption and multiple chemical sensitivity. This book should be of interest to a wide variety of readers, including scientists, philosophers, policy
makers, environmental ethicists and activists, research ethicists, industry leaders, and concerned citizens.

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Book Title: Is a Little Pollution Good for You? : Incorporating Societal Valu

Number of Pages: 264 Pages

Publication Name: Is a Little Pollution Good for You? : Incorporating Societal Values in Environmental Research

Language: English

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Publication Year: 2014

Item Height: 0.9 in

Subject: Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Environmental Conservation & Protection, General

Item Weight: 14.1 Oz

Type: Textbook

Subject Area: Nature, Philosophy, Science

Item Length: 6.1 in

Author: Kevin C. Elliott

Item Width: 9 in

Series: Environmental Ethics and Science Policy Ser.

Format: Trade Paperback

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