| Description |
x, 374 pages, [6] pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-346) and index. |
| Contents |
The forgotten histories of "modern" hazards -- The shadow of smoke : how to evade regulation -- Good glue, better glue, superglue -- Under a green sea : the rising tide of chlorine -- Going crazy at work : cycles of carbon disulfide poisoning -- Job fever : inhaling dust and fumes -- Emerging toxins. |
| Summary |
This book reveals the hidden health dangers in many of the seemingly innocent products we encounter every day--a tube of glue in a kitchen drawer, a bottle of bleach in the laundry room, a rayon scarf on a closet shelf, a brass knob on the front door, a wood plank on an outdoor deck. A compelling exposé, written by a physician with extensive experience in public health and illustrated with disturbing case histories, this is a meticulously documented account of injury and illness across different time periods, places, and technologies. It presents a picture of how ordinary manufacturing processes and consumer marketing expose workers and the general public alike to toxic hazards. Among the surprisingly common hazards discussed: glue and rubber cement; chlorine bleach; rayon and other synthetic textiles; welding and other metal fumes; wood preservatives; gasoline additives.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Toxicology -- Popular works.
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Environmental health -- History.
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Occupational diseases -- History.
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Health risk assessment.
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Product safety.
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Environmental Illness -- etiology. |
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Occupational Diseases -- etiology. |
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Poisons. |
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Risk Assessment. |
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Environmental health. (OCoLC)fst00912999
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Health risk assessment. (OCoLC)fst00953250
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Occupational diseases. (OCoLC)fst01043175
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Product safety. (OCoLC)fst01078248
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Toxicology. (OCoLC)fst01153364
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| Genre/Form |
Popular Works. |
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
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| ISBN |
0520248813 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9780520248816 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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0520248821 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780520248823 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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1429419164 |
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9781429419161 |
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