Tainted earth : smelters, public health, and the environment /

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Thoroughly grounded in extensive archival research, Tainted Earth traces the rise of public health concerns about nonferrous smelting in the western United States, focusing on three major facilities: Tacoma, Washington; El Paso, Texas; and Bunker Hill, Idaho. It documents the response from community...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sullivan, Marianne, 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2014]
Colección:Critical issues in health and medicine.
Temas:
Pollution > Texas.
Pollution > Idaho.
Pollution > Washington (State)
Environmental Pollution > adverse effects
Environmental Pollution > history
Carcinogens, Environmental > toxicity
Extraction and Processing Industry
History, 20th Century
Industrial Waste > adverse effects
Pollution > Washington (État)
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
Pollution
Idaho
Texas
Washington
Washington (State)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Thoroughly grounded in extensive archival research, Tainted Earth traces the rise of public health concerns about nonferrous smelting in the western United States, focusing on three major facilities: Tacoma, Washington; El Paso, Texas; and Bunker Hill, Idaho. It documents the response from community residents, public health scientists, the industry, and the government to pollution from smelters and the long road to protecting public health and the environment.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 238 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813562803
0813562805

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