Leaded : the poisoning of Idaho's Silver Valley /

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Leaded is a timely and deeply researched account of one of the largest environmental disasters in western US history. It examines the origin, evolution, and causes of the harmful environmental and human health effects caused by mining operations in Idaho's Coeur d'Alene Mining District--th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mix, Michael C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2016.
Temas:
Lead > Environmental aspects > Idaho > Coeur d'Alene Mining District.
Silver mines and mining > Environmental aspects > Idaho > Coeur d'Alene Mining District.
Lead > Health aspects > Idaho > Coeur d'Alene Mining District.
Environmental law > United States.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Ecology
Environmental law
Lead > Environmental aspects
Lead > Health aspects
Silver mines and mining > Environmental aspects
Coeur d'Alene Mining District (Idaho) > Environmental conditions.
Idaho > Coeur d'Alene Mining District
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The early history of the Coeur D'Alene Mining District
  • Pollution, lawsuits, and environmental and human health effects
  • The war years, labor, and early environmental laws
  • Transitions in environmental laws and the Coeur D'Alene Mining District
  • A lead poisoning epidemic of Silver Valley children
  • The consequences of federal environmental and workplace standards
  • Last years of the Bunker Hill Company
  • Aftermath of the Bunker Hill closure.

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