Experts and the Public on “Detergent Issue”

Seen from the Perspective of the Public Understanding of Science

Abstract

This article examines the relation between experts and the public on “Detergent Issue” from the perspective of the public understanding of science. It will be shown that in a dispute over the use of a synthetic detergent, there was a discrepancy between the scientific explanations offered by experts and the disquiet, concerns and experience of the public at large.