An edition of Science under siege (1993)

Science under siege

how the environmental misinformation campaign is affecting our laws, taxes, and our daily lives

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Science under siege
Michael Fumento
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An edition of Science under siege (1993)

Science under siege

how the environmental misinformation campaign is affecting our laws, taxes, and our daily lives

1st Quill ed.
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Explores some of the popular science debates in the news today and claims that headliners such as Alar, Agent Orange, food irradiation, and magnetic fields don't pose the dangers the media reports they do.

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W. Morrow
Language
English
Pages
448

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Table of Contents

The alarm over Alar
Of mice (and rats) and men : the politics of cancer testing
A fairly brief, nonboring lesson in the pitfalls of amateur epidemiology
Dioxin : "the most deadly chemical created by man"
The (agent) orange and the green
Food irradiation : drumsticks and double standards
Currents of misinformation : the shocking facts about electrical and magnetic fields
A fairly brief, nonboring lesson in risk taking
Prejudice and logic : how to spot a smelly argument
Terminal illness : are VDTs killing you or your unborn child?
Gasohol pains
A closer look at.
the besiegers
Ending the reign of terror.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-433) and index.

Published in
New York

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Pagination
448 p. ;
Number of pages
448

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22859812M
ISBN 10
0688147666
LCCN
92014307
Library Thing
1262274
Goodreads
740405

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