Toxic fears: a case study -- Science and the pursuit of biological truths -- Scientific method -- Principles of toxicology -- Selected applications of science to environmental toxicology -- Early days of environmental concerns -- Cancer as the catalyst: scientists, the media and zealotry -- Environmental chemicals: common perceptions versus scientific knowledge -- Rise of toxin-related regulation -- Quantitative risk assessment: an attempt to link science to cancer policy -- Litigation -- Dioxins and agent orange -- "Sick buildings" -- Asbestos -- Lead -- Agricultural chemicals and cancer: the case of alar -- Balance between risk and reason
