2021 journal article

Emerging contaminants, coerced ignorance and environmental health concerns: The case of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS, 43(3), 764–778.

By: G. Wickham n & T. Shriver n

author keywords: emerging contaminants; environmental illness; ignorance; poly‐ and per‐ fluorinated alkyl substances; uncertainty
MeSH headings : Drinking Water / analysis; Environmental Health; Fluorocarbons / analysis; Humans; Public Health; United States; Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis
TL;DR: This article analyses corporate and political officials' production of "coerced ignorance" surrounding PFAS and residents' perception of environmental and health concerns under conditions of uncertainty of PFAS water contamination in eastern North Carolina. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: March 15, 2021

Abstract