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search engines. OCR for page 1 Summary A NEW PERSPECTIVE Hazards
of modern life surround us and so, too, does commu- nication
about the risks of those hazards. News reports describe such
hazards as pollutants in the air and in drinking water, pes-
ticide residues in food, threats from radiation and toxic
chemicals, and ATDS. Government and industry also send out
messages about hazards and their risks, sometimes directly to
the populace but more oft