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Is It Safe?: BPA and the Struggle to Define the Safety of Chemicals
Sarah A. Vogel
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Paperback. Traces of bisphenol A or BPA, a chemical used in plastics production, are widely detected in our bodies and environment. This title explores the roots of the contemporary debate over the safety of BPA, and the concerns presented by its estrogen-like effects even at low doses. Num Pages: 324 pages, 4 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFU; MMGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
We are all just a little bit plastic. Traces of bisphenol A or BPA, a chemical used in plastics production, are widely detected in our bodies and environment. Is this chemical, and its presence in the human body, safe? What is meant by safety? Who defines it, and according to what information? "Is It Safe" narrates how the meaning of the safety of industrial chemicals has been historically produced by breakthroughs in environmental health research, which in turn trigger contests among trade associations, lawyers, politicians, and citizen activists to set new regulatory standards. Drawing on archival research and extensive interviews, ... Read more
We are all just a little bit plastic. Traces of bisphenol A or BPA, a chemical used in plastics production, are widely detected in our bodies and environment. Is this chemical, and its presence in the human body, safe? What is meant by safety? Who defines it, and according to what information? "Is It Safe" narrates how the meaning of the safety of industrial chemicals has been historically produced by breakthroughs in environmental health research, which in turn trigger contests among trade associations, lawyers, politicians, and citizen activists to set new regulatory standards. Drawing on archival research and extensive interviews, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520273580
SKU
V9780520273580
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About Sarah A. Vogel
Sarah Vogel is Managing Director of the Health program at the Environmental Defense Fund
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