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Author
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The Silent Spring of our time From an MIT scientist, mounting evidence that the active ingredient in the world's most commonly used weedkiller is responsible for debilitating chronic diseases, including cancer, liver disease, and more Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, the most commonly used weedkiller in the world. Nearly 300 million pounds of glyphosate-based herbicide are sprayed on farms-and food-every year. Agrichemical companies...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
From the worst cases of syphilis to Sigmund Freud's first cases of hysteria, from baffling new disorders in 19th century Britain to the modern scourge of autism, this book traces the long overlooked history of mercury poisoning. It demonstrates with clarity how chemical and environmental clues may have been missed as medical "experts, " many of them blinded by decades of systemic bias, instead placed blamed on parental behavior or children's biology....
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
"Reliable and easily understandable information about the most frequently encountered toxic dangers; where such dangers are most likely to be found; how to recogize them and the symptoms that exposure to them can cause; and above all, how chronic and acute exposure can be reduced or avoided altogether ... information on over 100 of the most common and potentially hazardous toxics in our environment"--Page xi.
Publisher
Elsevier/Mosby
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Quickly and decisively manage any medical emergency you encounter in the great outdoors with Wilderness Medicine! World-renowned authority and author Dr. Paul Auerbach and a team of experts offer proven, practical, visual guidance for effectively diagnosing and treating the full range of emergencies and health problems encountered in situations where time and resources are scarce. Every day, more and more people are venturing into the wilderness...
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Series
Language
English
Description
"No Family History presents compelling evidence of environmental links to breast cancer, ranging from everyday cosmetics to industrial waste. Sabrina McCormick weaves the story of one survivor with no family history into a powerful exploration of the big business of breast cancer. As drugs, pink products, and corporate sponsorships generate enormous revenue to find a cure, a growing number of experts argue that we should instead increase focus on...
8) Environmental tobacco smoke: proceedings of the international symposium at McGill University, 1989
Publisher
Lexington Books
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
9) Crude
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
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"[T]ells the epic story of one of the largest and most controversial legal cases on the planet: the infamous $27 billion 'Amazon Chernobyl' lawsuit pitting 30,000 rainforest dwellers in Ecuador against the U.S. oil giant Chevron." -- Container.
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