Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-189) and index.
Contents
Chronology -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- What is dioxin? -- Prologue : The politics of truth -- Awkward questions : a dioxin spill in the mid-west -- Heart of darkness : phenoxy herbicides, Agent Orange and the Swedish doctors -- Ignorance is bliss : the poisoning in Missouri -- Toxic shock : deep rumbling sounds -- The EPA : a regulatory sleazefest -- Tears in the valleys : incinerator stories -- Epilogue : Challenging power and money -- Appendix : Bill Gaffey's work.
