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Author

McGinn, Anne Platt.

Title Why poison ourselves : a precautionary approach to synthetic chemicals / Anne Platt McGinn ; Chris Bright, editor.

Imprint

Washington, DC : Worldwatch Institute, c2000.

Copies

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 3rd Floor Stacks	363.7384 M175w	---	Available

Description	92 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Series	Worldwatch paper ; 153
Note	"November 2000."
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-92).
Contents	Introduction -- Toxics and the precautionary principle -- Pulp and paper : designing the toxic out of the system -- Pesticides : substituting knowledge for synthetics -- PVC : turning complex problems into multiple opportunities -- Leveraging change.
Subject	Environmental toxicology -- Law and legislation.
	Chemical industry -- Environmental aspects.
	Organic compounds -- Synthesis -- Environmental aspects.
	Hazardous wastes -- Law and legislation.
	Environmental law, International.
ISBN	1878071556