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I. Methodology. 1. Thresholds for carcinogens: a review of the relevant science and its implications for regulatory policy / James D. Wilson. 2. Biases introduced by confounding and imperfect retrospective and prospective exposure assessments / Alvan R. Feinstein. 3. Problems with very low dose risk evaluation: the case of asbestos / Etienne Fournier and Marie-Louise Efthymiou -- II. Science. 4. Benzene and leukaemia / J. Munby and D. F. Weetman. 5. Is environmental tobacco smoke a risk factor for lung ca 11. How are decisions taken by governments on environmental issues? / David Everest -- IV. Commentaries. 12. Should we trust science? / Terence Kealey. 13. The proper role of science in determining low-dose hazard, and appropriate policy uses of this information / Fritz Vahrenholt -- V. Perception. 14. Mass media and environmental risk: seven principles / Peter M. Sandman. 15. Cars, cholera, cows, and contaminated land: virtual risk and the management of uncertainty / John Adams -- About ESEF.
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