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16 - Interpreting science in the policy context

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2010

By
Tracey J. Woodruff  and
Sarah J. Janssen
Edited by
Tracey J. Woodruff ,
Sarah J. Janssen ,
Louis J. Guillette, Jr  and
Linda C. Giudice
Tracey J. Woodruff
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco
Sarah J. Janssen
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco
Louis J. Guillette, Jr
Affiliation:
University of Florida
Linda C. Giudice
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco
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Summary

This chapter explains how science is evaluated and used in decision-making for public policy measures and other actions that focus on reducing exposure to harmful environmental contaminants. It briefly reviews the current statutory approaches to regulations and policy decisions. The chapter explores what is lacking and needed for more effective and protective policy decisions. It presents some of the typical types of scientific information that are used to identify potential human health hazards from environmental chemicals. The chapter deals with some of the judgments/issues that arise when evaluating the information for use in the decision-making policy process. Most forms of public policies and decision-making require some toxicological knowledge for informing actions, though scientific information is only one part of the process, as decisions and policies are also influenced by politics, economics, and other external forces.

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diethylstilbestrolDNA methylation levelsenvironmental exposuresHOX genesfemale reproductive systemestrogenic hormonesepigeneticsepithelial ovarian cancer
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Environmental Impacts on Reproductive Health and Fertility
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010

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