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9780847683345

Radon's Deadly Daughters Science, Environmental Policy, and the Politics of Risk

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  • ISBN13:

    9780847683345

  • ISBN10:

    0847683346

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1997-12-18
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $54.00

Summary

In this vibrant account, Edelstein and Makofske unveil the complex mix of social and scientific factors that have led to public and official misunderstanding of the geologic radon issue.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
ix
List of Tables
xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Part I: The Recognition of Radon Risk
Victims of a New Threat
3(32)
From Issue Denial to Issue Acceptance
35(18)
Federal Response to Geologic Radon
53(26)
Part II: The Scientific Myths of Radon
The Myth of the Dead Bodies
79(20)
The Myth of the Reading Prong
99(18)
The Myth of the Quick Test
117(28)
The Myth of the Quick Fix
145(28)
Part III: Testing the Tenets of Reaganomics
The Myth of the Market Solution: The Private Sector Response to Radon
173(24)
The Market As Regulator: Risk Perception and the Radon Consumer
197(36)
Avoidance of Regulation
233(30)
The Myth of Decentralization
263(22)
Part IV: Radon and Risk
Societal Implications of Radon Exposure
285(36)
Bibliography 321(26)
Index 347(14)
About the Authors 361

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