Description |
106 p. ; 24 cm. |
Series |
At issue (San Diego, Calif.)
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-102) and index. |
Contents |
Chemical weapons incineration threatens surrounding communities / Matt Jones -- Military safely incinerates chemical weapons / U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency -- Military should not be exempt from hazardous waste rules / Jon R. Luoma -- Environmental justice movement fights corporate polluting in minority neighborhoods / Eddie J. Girdner, Jack Smith -- Environmental justice movement is preventing economic growth in minority neighborhoods / Freedom Works -- Chemical industry is exposing people to toxic substances / Stacy Malkan -- Environmentalists overstate the danger of industrial chemicals / Jane E. Brody -- Storing nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain would be extremely dangerous / Public Citizen -- Yucca Mountain is the best place to store nuclear waste / U.S. Department of Energy -- Terrorists can turn nuclear waste into deadly "dirty bombs" / Harbhajan Singh Sandhu -- Recycling plutonium to create nuclear reactor fuel is a dangerous idea / Lynn Hamilton -- Electronic waste is a serious problem / Keirsten Scanlon -- Cars and roads are a major source to toxic waste / Richard T.T. Forman. |
Subject |
Hazardous wastes.
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Hazardous waste sites.
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Radioactive waste disposal.
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Added Author |
Kallen, Stuart A., 1955-
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ISBN |
0737721901 (lib. : alk. paper) |
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073772191X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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