Ebook: Toxic Safety: Flame Retardants, Chemical Controversies, and Environmental Health

Initially marketed as a life-saving advancement, flame retardants are now mired in controversy. An experienced environmental sociologist, Alissa Cordner describes how stakeholders use scientific evidence to support nonscientific goals. A revelatory 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.

Marketed as a life-saving advancement, flame retardants are now mired in controversy. Alissa Cordner describes how stakeholders use scientific evidence to support nonscientific goals. 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.