EBOOK Is a Little Pollution Good for You? Incorporating Societal Values in Environmental Research
Opis
Could low-level exposure to polluting chemicals be analogous to exercise -- a beneficial source of stress that strengthens the body? Some scientists studying the phenomenon of hormesis (beneficial or stimulatory effects caused by low-dose exposure to toxic substances) claim that that this may be the case. s A Little Pollution Good For You? critically examines the current evidence for hormesis.