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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mix, Michael C. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Silver mines and mining > Environmental aspects.
Lead > Health aspects.
Lead > Environmental aspects.
Environmental law.
Ecology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
Environmental law > United States.
Lead > Health aspects > Idaho > Coeur d'Alene Mining District.
Silver mines and mining > Environmental aspects > Idaho > Coeur d'Alene Mining District.
Lead > Environmental aspects > Idaho > Coeur d'Alene Mining District.
United States.
Idaho > Coeur d'Alene Mining District.
Coeur d'Alene Mining District (Idaho) > Environmental conditions.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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