Open AccessThe Case of Deborah Rice: Who Is the Environmental Protection Agency Protecting?
Author(s) -
Herbert L. Needleman
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060129
Subject(s) - biology , agency (philosophy) , environmental ethics , sociology , social science , philosophy
Why did the EPA dismiss a highly respected neurotoxicologist as chair of its external review panel on the fire retardant deca? Pioneering lead researcher Herbert Needleman, MD, argues that the answer has little to do with science.
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