Cordner, Alissa, <br/><br/>
Toxic safety :  flame retardants, chemical controversies, and environmental health / 
Alissa Cordner. 
 - 1 online resource (xii, 332 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Uncertain science and the fight for environmental health -- Hot topics : flame retardants in the public sphere -- Defending risk and defining safety -- Strategic science translation -- Negotiating science, politicizing science -- Science for advocacy. 
<br/><br/> A revealing text for public-health advocates, 'Toxic Safety' demonstrates that while all parties interested in health issues use science to support their claims, they do not compete on a level playing field and even good intentions can have deleterious effects. 
<br/><br/><br/>English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0231541384 9780231541381 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>915997  MIL 6053D2E8-E015-4724-A366-76C1D740ABF8  OverDrive, Inc.  http://www.overdrive.com 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fireproofing agents--Environmental aspects.<br/>Fireproofing agents--Toxicology.<br/>SCIENCE--Chemistry--Environmental.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TD428.F57 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.2