title: Prevention, communication and equity in environmental epidemiology: ethical issues.
abstract: In environmental epidemiology research, decisions about when and how to intervene requires adequate ethical reflection. In fact, different kinds of issues may arise about: research methods and knowledge production; management of the results in terms of their overall assessments or for the implementation of preventive actions; reclamation intervention. In this contribution we propose to consider three topics we regard as crucial to this ethical debate: the reporting of conclusive research data; the correct application of the precautionary principle; and the environmental equity issues.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Filosofia, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy. giordana_pagliarani@hotmail.it
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pagliarani
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Botti
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D004777:Environment; D004782:Environmental Health / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004813:Epidemiology / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012306:Risk; D018570:Risk Assessment