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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Kenneth R. Foster (Professor, University of Pennsylvania) , David E. Bernstein , Peter W. Huber (Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, & Evans, PLLC) , Peter W. Huber (Senior Fellow of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, USA)Publisher: MIT Press Ltd Imprint: MIT Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.771kg ISBN: 9780262561198ISBN 10: 0262561190 Pages: 472 Publication Date: 22 January 1999 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of Contents"A scientific perspective; a legal perspective. Part 1 Phantom (or not so phantom) risks: weak magnetic fields - a cancer connection?, Kenneth R. Foster; spermicides and birth defects, James L. Mills; Benedictin and the language of causation, Louis Lasagna and Sheila R. Shulman; miscarriage and video display terminals - an update, Kenneth R. Foster; the legal context. Part 2 Just a little bit of poison: environmental pollution and cancer - some misconceptions, Bruce N. Ames and Lois Swirsky Gold; asbestos - the hazard, the risk and public policy, Ralph D'Agostino, Jr. and Richard Wilson; the human health effects of polychlorinated biphenyls, Renate D. Kimbrough; trichloroethylene - toxicology and epidemiology - a critical review of the literature, Rudolph J. Jaeger and Arlene L. Weiss; dioxin -perceptions, estimates and measures, Michael Gough; the Three Mile Island nuclear accident and public health consequences, George K. Tokuhata; the fallout controversy, Ralph E. Lapp; the saga of Fernald, Bernard L. Cohen; the legal context. Part 3 Medical controversy: trauma and cancer, Marvin M. Romsdahl; chemical pollutants and ""multiple chemical sensitivities"", Michael I. Luster et al; immunologic laboratory tests - a critique of the Alcolac decision, Richard S. Cornfeld and Stuart F. Schlossman; the legal context. Part 4 Conclusion - phantom risk - a problem at the interface of science and the law."ReviewsPhantom Risk is a much needed antidote for the hysteria over low-level insult that pervades and debilitates our society. --Alvin M. Weinberg, Distinguished Fellow, Oak Ridge Associated Universities Author InformationDavid E. Bernstein is an attorney at the law firm of Crowell & Moring. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |