4. The Contentious Meaning of Low-Level Exposures

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Foreword x
4. Preface xii
5. Acknowledgments xvi
6. 1. Introduction: A Legacy of Neglect 1
7. 2. From Personal Tragedy to Public Health Crisis 28
8. 3. Peeling the Onion 52
9. 4. The Contentious Meaning of Low-Level Exposures 87
10. 5. The Rise of Public Health Pragmatism 122
11. 6. Controlled Poison 143
12. 7. Research on Trial 168
13. 8. Lead Poisoning and the Courts 198
14. 9. A Plague on All Our Houses 215
15. Notes 233
16. Index 287