| Description |
xiv, 346 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-337) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Ocala, Florida : community blanketed by "black snow" from neighboring charcoal factory -- Pensacola, Florida : health problems near "Mount Dioxin" require mass relocation -- Port Arthur, Texas : public housing residents breathe contaminated air from nearby refineries and chemical plants -- Corpus Christi, Texas : Hillcrest residents exposed to benzene in neighborhood next to refinery -- Addyston, Ohio : the plastics plant next door -- Marietta, Ohio : steel-hardening plant spews tons of manganese into river valley town's air -- Tallevast, Florida : rural residents live atop groundwater contaminated by high-tech weapons company -- San Antonio, Texas : contamination from Kelly Air Force Base suspected of causing sickness and death in adjacent Latino community -- Daly City, California : Midway Village : public housing built on contaminated soil -- St. Lawrence Island, Alaska : Yupik Eskimos face contaminated water and traditional food supplies near former U.S. military bases -- Greenpoint, New York : giant oil spill spreads beneath Brooklyn neighborhood -- An ongoing puzzle : disease clusters possibly caused y multiple sources of pollution -- Fallon, Nevada : largest U.S. pediatric leukemia cluster near naval air station and tungsten smelter -- Conclusion. |
| Subject |
Environmental toxicology -- United States -- Case studies.
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Chemical spills -- Health aspects -- United States -- Case studies.
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Hazardous substances -- Health aspects -- United States -- Case studies.
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Hazardous waste sites -- United States -- Case studies.
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Pollution -- United States -- Case studies.
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| ISBN |
9780262014403 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0262014408 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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