Includes bibliographical references and index.

Hidden hazards / Roger E. Kasperson and Jeanne X. Kasperson -- Acceptable evidence in a pluralistic society / Sheila Jasanoff -- Beyond numbers : a broader perspective on risk perception and risk communication / Paul Slovic -- Guidelines for communicating information about chemical risks effectively and responsibly / Vincent T. Covello, Peter M. Sandman, and Paul Slovic -- Risk assessment and risk management : an uneasy divorce / Ellen K. Silbergeld -- Understanding uncertainties in medical evidence : professional and public responsibilities / Valerie Miké -- Evidential, ethical, and policy disputes : admissible evidence in radioactive waste management / E. William Colglazier -- Expert claims and social decisions : science, politics, and responsibility / Rachelle D. Hollander -- Knowledge, values, and technological decisions : a decision theoretic approach / Ronald N. Giere. Causing harm : epidemiological and physiological concepts of causation / Kenneth F. Schaffner -- Reductionist approaches to risk / Kristin Shrader-Frechette -- Sociological versus metascientific views of risk assessment / Deborah G. Mayo.