Inevitably toxic : historical perspectives on contamination, exposure and expertise / edited by Brinda Sarathy, Vivien Hamilton and Janet Farrell Brodie.

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TextSeries: Intersections (Pittsburgh, Pa.)Publisher: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 1 online resource (x, 317 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780822986232
082298623X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Inevitably toxic.DDC classification:

363.73 23

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TD179 .I54 2018eb

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Contents:

Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Radiation; 1. X-ray Protection in American Hospitals; 2. Contested Knowledge; 3. Crossroads in San Francisco; 4. Born Opaque; Part Two: Industrial Toxins; Making Way for Industrial Waste; 6. Processing the Past into Your Future; 7. Vast, Incredible Damage; 8. Neighborhood Oil Drilling and Environmental Justice in Los Angeles; Part Three: Community, Contestation, Expanding Expertise; 9. Atomic Bomb Survivors, Medical Experts, and the Endlessness of Radiation Illness; 10. On Sovereignty, Deficits, and Dump Fires; Epilogue; Contributors

Summary: "Not a day goes by that humans aren't exposed to toxins in our environment--be it at home, in the car, or workplace. But what about those toxic places and items that aren't marked? Why are we warned about some toxic spaces' substances and not others? The essays in Inevitably Toxic consider the exposure of bodies in the United States, Canada and Japan to radiation, industrial waste, and pesticides. Research shows that appeals to uncertainty have led to social inaction even when evidence, e.g. the link between carbon emissions and global warming, stares us in the face. In some cases, influential scientists, engineers and doctors have deliberately "manufactured doubt" and uncertainty but as the essays in this collection show, there is often no deliberate deception. We tend to think that if we can't see contamination and experts deem it safe, then we are okay. Yet, having knowledge about the uncertainty behind expert claims can awaken us from a false sense of security and alert us to decisions and practices that may in fact cause harm."--Amazon.com

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Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Not a day goes by that humans aren't exposed to toxins in our environment--be it at home, in the car, or workplace. But what about those toxic places and items that aren't marked? Why are we warned about some toxic spaces' substances and not others? The essays in Inevitably Toxic consider the exposure of bodies in the United States, Canada and Japan to radiation, industrial waste, and pesticides. Research shows that appeals to uncertainty have led to social inaction even when evidence, e.g. the link between carbon emissions and global warming, stares us in the face. In some cases, influential scientists, engineers and doctors have deliberately "manufactured doubt" and uncertainty but as the essays in this collection show, there is often no deliberate deception. We tend to think that if we can't see contamination and experts deem it safe, then we are okay. Yet, having knowledge about the uncertainty behind expert claims can awaken us from a false sense of security and alert us to decisions and practices that may in fact cause harm."--Amazon.com

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