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Radon's Deadly Daughters - Science, Environmental Policy, and the Politics of Risk (Paperback, New)
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Radon's Deadly Daughters - Science, Environmental Policy, and the Politics of Risk (Paperback, New)
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Five years after Three Mile Island awakened Americans to the dread
of radioactive release, a new and potentially more consequential
radioactive threat was discovered in a Pennsylvania home. Touted as
the second major cause of lung cancer, the radon problem was
prominent as a leading environmental risk. However, widespread
acceptance of this risk has never materialized. In this vibrant
account, Edelstein and Makofske unveil the complex mix of social
and scientific factors that have led to public and official
misunderstanding of the geologic radon issue. The lessons of radon
have great relevance in a contaminated world where people are
increasingly surrounded by invisible environmental hazards, where
uncertainty and controversy shroud a clear understanding of the
threat, and where one can choose apathetic acceptance or attempt to
discern how to actively protect oneself and one's family.
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