Includes bibliographical references (p. [457]-580) and index.
Contents
The problem : a global health hazard -- Organochlorines around the world -- First-class poisons : the toxicology of organochlorines -- The damage done : health impacts in people and wildlife -- Organochlorines and cancer -- The cause : industrial chlorine chemistry -- Chlorine in nature and industry -- The chlorine business -- Chemistry out of control -- Major sources of organochlorine pollution -- The solution : a chlorine sunset -- An ecological policy on chlorine chemistry -- Beyond chlorine : the alternatives -- Good science, good politics.