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
Autor principal: Sullivan, Marianne, 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Pollution.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
Medecine > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Pollution > Washington (État)
Pollution > Idaho.
Pollution > Texas.
Industrial Waste > adverse effects
History, 20th Century
Extraction and Processing Industry
Carcinogens, Environmental > toxicity
Environmental Pollution > history
Environmental Pollution > adverse effects
Pollution > Washington (State)
Washington (State)
Texas.
Idaho.
Washington
Texas
Idaho
Electronic books.
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 (256 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780813562803

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