Radon's Deadly Daughters Science,

In this vibrant account, Edelstein and Makofske unveil the complex mix of social and scientific factors that have led to public and official misunderstanding of the geologic radon issue.

List of Figures

ix

List of Tables

xi

Preface

xiii

Acknowledgments

xvii

Part I: The Recognition of Radon Risk

Victims of a New Threat

3

(32)

From Issue Denial to Issue Acceptance

35

(18)

Federal Response to Geologic Radon

53

(26)

Part II: The Scientific Myths of Radon

The Myth of the Dead Bodies

79

(20)

The Myth of the Reading Prong

99

(18)

The Myth of the Quick Test

117

(28)

The Myth of the Quick Fix

145

(28)

Part III: Testing the Tenets of Reaganomics

The Myth of the Market Solution: The Private Sector Response to Radon

173

(24)

The Market As Regulator: Risk Perception and the Radon Consumer

197

(36)

Avoidance of Regulation

233

(30)

The Myth of Decentralization

263

(22)

Part IV: Radon and Risk

Societal Implications of Radon Exposure

285

(36)

Bibliography

321

(26)

Index

347

(14)

About the Authors

361

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Radon's Deadly Daughters Science, Environmental Policy, and the Politics of Risk

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