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Is a Little Pollution Good for You?: Incorporating Societal Values in Environmental Research - Environmental Ethics and Science Policy Series Elliott, Kevin C. (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Lyman-Briggs College and the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University)
Is a Little Pollution Good for You?: Incorporating Societal Values in Environmental Research - Environmental Ethics and Science Policy Series
Elliott, Kevin C. (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Lyman-Briggs College and the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University)
Could low-level exposure to polluting chemicals be analogous to exercise -- a beneficial source of stress that strengthens the body? Some scientists studying the phenomenon of hormesis (beneficial or stimulatory effects caused by low-dose exposure to toxic substances) claim that that this may be the case.s A Little Pollution Good For You? critically examines the current evidence for hormesis.
272 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 10, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199755622 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 264 |
| Dimensions | 236 × 163 × 28 mm · 558 g |
| Language | English |