True warnings and false alarms: evaluating fears about the health risks of technology, 1948-1971
Auteur :
Allan Mazur
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN :
9781891853562
Date de publication :
21 avr. 2004
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
294 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
There is an agreement that CFCs destroy stratospheric ozone. On the other hand, research does not support claims that electromagnetic fields from transmission lines cause an increase of leukemia. Addressing one of the most vexing problems in risk policy, this book asks how we can tell, at an early stage, how seriously we should take a new warning.