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Zusatztext Carl F. Cranor has written an authoritative book of exquisite clarity that explains why American environmental laws and its tort system neither protects its citizens nor offers a path to justice for those injured by untested or poorly tested chemicals. The book should be required reading for anyone who wishes to understand why it takes a quarter of a century to withdraw a toxic chemical from the marketplace, but months to get it approved. Informationen zum Autor Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, and Faculty member of the Environmental Toxicology Graduate Group, University of California Riverside. Author of Regulating Toxic Substances (OUP 1993), Legally Poisoned: How the Law Puts Us at Risk from Toxicants (Harvard 2013), Toxic Torts: Science, Law and the Possibility of Justice (CUP 2006) Klappentext A world awash in little understood chemicals tragically harms adults and children alike. Laws keep health agencies in the dark about toxicants, slow, well motivated research hampers protections, and strenuous vested opposition exacerbates the harm. How science is used in the tort law can facilitate or frustrate redress of harm. This book recommends better approaches. Zusammenfassung A world awash in little understood chemicals tragically harms adults and children alike. Laws keep health agencies in the dark about toxicants, slow, well motivated research hampers protections, and strenuous vested opposition exacerbates the harm. How science is used in the tort law can facilitate or frustrate redress of harm. This book recommends better approaches. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Industrial Chemicals as Nuisances: The Rise of Environmental Health Laws and Their Limitations Chapter 2: Cancers, Brain Disorders, and the Feminization of Boys: Can We Avoid Poisoning Our Children? . . Chapter 3: How Do Obscure Supreme Court Decisions Affect Me? Chapter 4: How Demands for Ideal Science Undermine the Public's Health Chapter 5: Conclusion ...
