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Is a Little Pollution Good for You?
Abstract
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 claim that that this may be the case. This text critically examines the current evidence for hormesis.
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“Bias mostly occurs unintentionally (i.e., subconsciously); for example, when a scientist underpowers a study or is not aware of sexist assumptions that underpin their interpretive framework [48–52].”
From Autonomous artificial intelligence, scientific research, and human values (2026) · cites this paper as [49]
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Resnik, D. B., & Elliott, K. C. (2016) · Accountability in Research · doi:10.1080/08989621.2014.1002608 · Cited by 131
“, moral, political, social, or economic) values in scientific judgment and decisionmaking (Longino, 1990; Resnik, 1998, 2007; Douglas, 2009; Elliott, 2011).”
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Resnik, D. B., & Elliott, K. C. (2023) · Journal for General Philosophy of Science · doi:10.1007/s10838-022-09633-2 · Cited by 49
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Resnik, D. B., & Elliott, K. C. (2019) · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A · doi:10.1016/j.shpsa.2018.12.011 · Cited by 49
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Metadata
- Authors
- Elliott, K.
- Corresponding author
- Elliott, Kevin
- ORCID
- Elliott, Kevin
- Venue
- Oxford University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2011-01-07
- OpenAlex
- W4245339249
- Cited by
- 193
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 49 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 16 · 2014: 15 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 8
- FWCI
- 11.01
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Oxford University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Effects of Radiation Exposure
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Keywords
- hormesis, low-level chemical exposure, environmental pollution, dose-response relationship, stress and health, evidence evaluation
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