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Powerless Science? : Science and Politics in a Toxic World

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Format Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10 1785331981
ISBN-13 9781785331985
Publisher Berghahn Books
Imprint Berghahn Books
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Jan 1st, 2016
Print length 290 Pages
Weight 392 grams
Dimensions 23.00 x 15.50 x 1.80 cms
Ksh 5,050.00
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The author combines a case study approach with his analyses. Examines the historical, social and political dynamics of chemical contamination. A well-timed study of how chemicals affect the environment and how humans deal with that effect.

In spite of decades of research on toxicants, along with the growing role of scientific expertise in public policy and the unprecedented rise in the number of national and international institutions dealing with environmental health issues, problems surrounding contaminants and their effects on health have never appeared so important, sometimes to the point of appearing insurmountable. This calls for a reconsideration of the roles of scientific knowledge and expertise in the definition and management of toxic issues, which this book seeks to do. It looks at complex historical, social, and political dynamics, made up of public controversies, environmental and health crises, economic interests, and political responses, and demonstrates how and to what extent scientific knowledge about toxicants has been caught between scientific, economic, and political imperatives.


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