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Full-Text Articles in Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Public Reaction To Mandated Language For U.S. Drinking Water Quality Reports, Branden B. Johnson
Public Reaction To Mandated Language For U.S. Drinking Water Quality Reports, Branden B. Johnson
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The author discusses results of a survey evaluating the mandated language for United States drinking water quality reports.
Media Coverage Of Epa's Draft Dioxin Reassessment Report, Sharon M. Friedman, Megan A. Fitzpatrick, Brenda P. Egolf
Media Coverage Of Epa's Draft Dioxin Reassessment Report, Sharon M. Friedman, Megan A. Fitzpatrick, Brenda P. Egolf
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Using content analysis, the authors examine the utility of news media in democratic decision making.
Fish Advisories: Useful Or Difficult To Interpret?, Joanna Burger, Michael Gochfeld
Fish Advisories: Useful Or Difficult To Interpret?, Joanna Burger, Michael Gochfeld
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The authors note that fish and shellfish offer significant exposure to environmental toxins but find that consumer knowledge and other factors may limit efforts to control risk in urban populations.
Why Do We Worry About Trace Poisons?, Allan Mazur
Why Do We Worry About Trace Poisons?, Allan Mazur
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Dr. Mazur relates how protests by the political left against nuclear tests and by the political right against fluoridation set the stage for Silent Spring to move the public toward being concerned about latent risks.
The Media, Risk Assessment And Numbers: They Don't Add Up, Sharon M. Friedman
The Media, Risk Assessment And Numbers: They Don't Add Up, Sharon M. Friedman
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Professor Friedman argues that, for risks to be reported accurately, journalism educators must help their students understand science, numbers and statistics.