Science under siege : balancing technology and the environment / Michael Fumento.

New York : W. Morrow, [1993], ©1993.

448 pages ; 25 cm

1st ed.

The alarm over Alar -- Of mice (and rats) and men : the politics of cancer testing -- A fairly brief, nonboring lesson in the pitfalls of amateur epidemiology -- Dioxin : "the most deadly chemical created by man" -- The (agent) orange and the green -- Food irradiation : drumsticks and double standards -- Currents of misinformation : the shocking facts about electrical and magnetic fields -- A fairly brief, nonboring lesson in risk taking -- Prejudice and logic : how to spot a smelly argument -- Terminal illness : are VDTs killing you or your unborn child? -- Gasohol pains -- A closer look at the besiegers -- Ending the reign of terror.

Includes bibliographical references and index