Author: Foster, Kenneth R.; Bernstein, David E.; & Huber, Peter W.; editors:
Title: Phantom Risk: Scientific Inference and the Law
Description: Cambridge [MA], Cambridge University Press, (1994). 3rd Printing. orig.cloth. 23x15cm, x,457 pp. Minor rubbing. VG. dustwrapper. ¶ Contains 17 papers .Contents: A Scientific Perspective; A Legal Perspective; Phantom (Or Not So Phantom) Risks; K.R. Foster "Weak Magnetic Fields: A Cancer Connection?"; J.L. Mills "Spermicides & Birth Defects"; L.Lasagna & S.R. Shulman "Benedictin & the Language of Causation"; K.R. Foster "Miscariage & Video Display Terminals. An Update"; The Legal Context: Just a Little Bit of Poison; E.N. Ames & L.S. Gold "Environmental Pollution & Cancer: Some Misconceptions"; R. D'Agostino, Jr & R. Wilson " Asbestos: The Hazard, the Risk, & Public Policy"; R.D. Kimbrough "The Human Health Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyls"; R.J. Jaeger &A. Weiss "Tricloroethylene: Toxicology & Epidemiology: A Critical Review of the Literature"; M. Gough "Diooxin: Perceptions, Estimates & Measures"; G.K. Tokuhata "The Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident & Public Health Consequneces"; R.E: Plapp "The Fallout Controversy"; B.L. Cohen "The Saga of Fernald"; Medical Controversy: M.M. Romsdahl "Trauma & Cancer"; M.I. Luster; et al: "Chemical Pollutants & 'Multiple Chemical Sensitivities'"; R.S. Cornfeld & S.F. Schlossman "Immunological Laboratory Tests: A Critique of the Alcolac Decision"; Conclusions. Phantom Risk: A Problem at the Interface of Science & the Law.

Keywords: Occupational Risks, Phantom Risk, Tort Law Torts, Legal Theory, Environmental, Toxicology, Pollutants Science, Causation, Jurisprudence