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"We live in a world awash in manmade chemicals, from the pesticides on our front lawns to the diesel exhaust in the air we breathe. Although experts are beginning to understand the potential dangers of these substances, there are still more than 80,000 synthetic compounds that have not been suf...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wargo, John, 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Environmental quality.
Environmental degradation.
Environmental policy.
Nuclear accidents > Environmental aspects.
Air > Pollution.
Water > Pollution.
Pesticides > Environmental aspects.
Conservation of natural resources.
Environmental health.
Pollution.
Conservation of Natural Resources
Environmental Health
Environmental Pollution
Pesticides > adverse effects
Radioactive Hazard Release
Environnement > Qualité.
Environnement > Dégradation.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale.
Accidents nucléaires > Aspect de l'environnement.
Conservation des ressources naturelles.
Hygiène du milieu.
environmental policy.
pollution.
chemical pollution.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science (see also Chemistry > Environmental)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
SCIENCE > General.
Pollution
Environmental health
Conservation of natural resources
Air > Pollution
Environmental degradation
Environmental policy
Environmental quality
Nuclear accidents > Environmental aspects
Pesticides > Environmental aspects
Water > Pollution
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The legacy of nuclear testing
  • Perfecting the art of terror
  • The strontium-90 odyssey
  • Experiments on humans
  • Nuclear accidents
  • Training for war, while wasting nature
  • Sowing seeds of protest
  • Ravaging landscapes and seacoasts
  • Mercury
  • Wasteland or wilderness?
  • The business of pesticides
  • Capitalizing on innocence
  • Without warning
  • The ddt dilemma
  • What is acceptable risk?
  • Breathing toxic air
  • Airborne menace
  • Who is most at risk?
  • The trouble with diesel
  • Lessons learned and emerging threats
  • Forgotten lessons
  • The quiet revolution in plastics
  • Green intelligence
  • Epilogue: taking personal control.

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