Chemical substances on the frontiers of health security

Metrological controversies over endocrine disruptors and low doses

Bibliographic Data

ID3071039
AuthorsFrancis Chateauraynaud (0000-0002-8507-4134, Groupe de Sociologie Pragmatique et Réflexive, EHESS, Paris, corresponding author), Josquin Debaz (0000-0002-9604-9014, Groupe de Sociologie Pragmatique et Réflexive, EHESS, Paris), Matthieu Fintz (Irist EA 3424: GERSULP, LESVS, EPM, Université de Strasbourg)
Year2014
Volume53
Issue4
Pages437-452
Publication date2014-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science Information (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0539-0184 • E-ISSN: 1461-7412
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0539018414536482
OpenAlexW2014389978
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited36

The issue of low doses already has a long history. Initially linked with radioactivity, it can be traced through a series of metrological controversies about the evaluation of health and environmental risks. Building on recent developments, including the increased public profile of endocrine disruptors, this article offers an exploration of the different epistemic logics at work in research environments and of the expertise brought to bear on low doses. Based on an analysis of documents, participant observation in groups of experts, and a series of interviews, it examines the cognitive support and techniques used by the actors, and the practicalities of what some of them have called a 'paradigm shift', leading to the redefinition of the concepts and tools of toxicology in the 21st century

Endocrine system · Engineering ethics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Pathology · Political science · Public health · Sociology · Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment · Chemical Safety and Risk Management · Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals · Engineering · Medicine · Philosophy

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub