The dirty dozen:toxic chemicals and the earth's future
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Praeger,
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Publisher Address: | Westport, Conn. |
Publication Dates: | 2003. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | ix, 297 p.: ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: | 0275977021 (alk. paper) |
Index Number: | X78 |
CLC: | X78 |
Call Number: | X78/J652 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-289) and index. Persistent organic pollutants : the basics -- "We feel like an endangered species" : toxics in the Arctic -- CFCs, global warming, and ozone depletion -- The chemical industry, nonwhite communities, and the Third World -- Belugas with tumors : the toxic toll on animals -- End of the line : the dirty dozen and human health -- Toxic Barbie? : not your great-grandmother's estrogen -- Solutions : public policy issues. |