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Author Fagin, Dan.

Title Toxic deception : how the chemical industry manipulates science, bends the law, and endangers your health / Dan Fagin, Marianne Lavelle, and the Center for Public Integrity.

Imprint Monroe, Me. : Common Courage Press, ©1999.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Special Collections Eucalyptus  615.902 F136t 1999    ---  Lib Use Only
Edition 2nd ed.
Description xxv, [271] pages ; 23 cm
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unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-271) and index.
Summary Prize-winning investigative journalists Dan Fagin and Marianne Lavelle and the Center for Public Integrity expose the secretive world of the chemical giants, unearthing questions disturbing enough to crush America's faith in the household products and foods that permeate its life -- dry cleaning, particleboard, plywood, permanent press fabrics, most popular cleaning products and common lawn sprays are all hazardous to your health. Without polemic, Toxic Deception details how and why corporations keep harmful products on the market even when safer, cheaper alternatives are available. Meticulously researched, Toxic Deception supplements its investigations with analysis of a range of scientific studies and, perhaps most chillingly, the stories of families whose lives have been devastated by toxic products that have damaged their health and environment. Toxic Deception doesn't stop short at uncovering the poisoning of our future -- several chapters explain how consumers can reduce their own risk and revitalize a dying system of health and safety laws.
Subject Environmental toxicology -- United States.
Chemical industry -- United States.
Toxicology.
Chemical Industry.
Environmental Pollution.
Chemical industry. (OCoLC)fst00852951
Environmental toxicology. (OCoLC)fst00913536
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Added Author Lavelle, Marianne.
Center for Public Integrity.
ISBN 1567511635
9781567511635
1567511627 (pbk.)
9781567511628 (pbk.)

 
    
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