Element of Risk: The Politics of Radon - Couverture rigide

Cole, Leonard A.

 
9780871685131: Element of Risk: The Politics of Radon
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0871685132 ISBN 13 : 9780871685131
Editeur : Amer Assn for the Advancement of, 1993

Synopsis

Book by Cole Leonard A

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Radiation, radioactivity, radon: these are words that, since Hiroshima, the Cold War and Three Mile Island, have conjured fear and fascination for many Americans. The danger of radon - a colourless, odourless gas that could seemingly strike any home and afflict its residents with cancer, was brought home in the 1980s when whole neighbourhoods were deemed unsafe due to a perceived threat from radon. But how much of a threat does radon really pose? Is the government's aggressive policy warranted. Indeed, is their a legitimate threat at all? These are the questios Leonard A. Code asks in this provocative and fascinating new book, and his answers are ones that all homeowners will want to understand. In clear, non-technical language, Code dispells many of the myths surrounding radon as he makes recommendations for a coherent reasonable environmental policy towards what is, certainly, a dangerous gas. As he carefully traces the development of the US indoor radon policy, Code illuminates the many scientific uncertainties that lie behind it, exposes the policies of those who stand to gain from radon policy decisions made in Washington, and challenges the EPA's risk-cost assessment of radon levels. Thoughtful and timely, ELEMENT OF RISK illuminates one of the most important public policyissues of our time.

Biographie de l'auteur

Teaches in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at Rutgers University, Newark and is author of the widely acclaimed Clouds of Secrecy: The Army's Germ Warfare Tests Ovr Populated Areas

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Éditeur
Amer Assn for the Advancement of
Date d'édition
1993
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0871685132
ISBN 13 
9780871685131
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