PASSIVE SMOKE:
The EPA’s Betrayal of Science and Policy

Gio B. Gori
John C. Luik

Contents

About the Authors
Publisher’s Preface
Foreword
Glossary
Summary

Chapter One:  A Brief History of the Crusade Against Passive Smoke
Chapter Two:  Terms of Scientific Reference

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Chapter Three:  The EPA Report on Passive Smoke:  Absence of Scientific and Epidemiological Foundations
Chapter Four:  The Decision:  An Analysis
Chapter Five:  The Consequences of Corrupted Science
Chapter Six:  What Was Said: A Guide to the Osteen Decision

Appendix:  Judge Osteen’s Decision
References

 

[Besides the outright fraud of deliberate plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, and misrepresentation of data, the definition of scientific misconduct should include]  “the scientific counterparts of what lawyers call ‘sharp practices’: ... incomplete citation of previously published work; bias in peer review of ... manuscripts; or skewed selection of data to hide or disguise observations that do not fit the author’s conclusions (although in some circumstances the latter could be a more serious offense). Such practices are far more widespread than the ‘hard core’ fraud ... [but], because of the moral climate they help to create, these ethical deviations should be treated with equal seriousness.”

Teich AH, Frankel MS. Good science and responsible scientists. Meeting the challenge of fraud and misconduct in science. American Association for the Advancement of Science. Washington, DC. 1992, p. 4.

Copyright 1999 by The Fraser Institute. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief passages quoted in critical articles and reviews.

The authors of this book have worked independently and opinions expressed by them are, therefore, their own, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the members or the trustees of The Fraser Institute.

Printed and bound in Canada.

Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data

Gori, Gio B.

Passive Smoke: The EPA’s Betrayal of Science and Policy

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 0-88975-196-X

1. United States. Environmental Protection Agency.  2. Passive smoking—Health aspects—Research—Evaluation.  3. Science—Moral and ethical aspects—United States.  I. Luik, John.  II. Fraser Institute (Vancouver, B.C.). III. Title.

HV5748.G67  1999                               363.4          ;                    C99-910188-9

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