Is a little pollution good for you? [electronic resource] : incorporating societal values in environmental research / by Kevin Elliott. Elliott, Kevin Christopher. Environmental responsibility. Environmental ethics. Pollution. GE195.7 179.1 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Dec. 16, 2010). 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. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199755622.001.0001 eng Environmental ethics and science policy Environmental ethics and science policy.