• 1. Introduction: Societal Values and Environmental Research


• 2. The Hormesis Case


• 3. An Argument for Societal Values in Policy-Relevant Research


• 4. Lesson #1: Safeguarding Science


• 5. Lesson #2: Diagnosing Deliberation


• 6. Lesson #3: Ethics for Experts


• 7. The MCS and ED Cases


• 8. Conclusion

Kevin C. Elliott is Associate Professor at Lyman-Briggs College and the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University.

Could low-level exposure to polluting chemicals be analogous to exercise - a beneficial source of stress that strengthens the body? Some scientists studying the phenomenon of hormesis (beneficial or stimulatory effects caused by low-dose exposure to toxic substances) claim that that this may be the case. Is A Little Pollution Good For You? critically examines the current evidence for hormesis.