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010    $a 2009051289
020    $a 0262014408 (hbk. : alk. paper)
020    $a 9780262014403 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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050 00 $a RA1226 $b .L47 2010
100 1  $a Lerner, Steve.
245 1  $a Sacrifice zones : $b the front lines of toxic chemical exposure in the United States / $c Steve Lerner ; foreword by Phil Brown.
260    $a Cambridge, Mass. : $b MIT Press, $c c2010.
300    $a [xv], 346 p. ; $c 24 cm.
504    $a Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0  $a Ocala, Florida : community blanketed by "black snow" from neighboring charcoal factory -- Pensacola, Florida : health problems near "Mount Dioxin" require mass relocation -- Port Arthur, Texas : public housing residents breathe contaminated air from nearby refineries and chemical plants -- Corpus Christi, Texas : Hillcrest residents exposed to benzene in neighborhood next to refinery -- Addyston, Ohio : the plastics plant next door -- Marietta, Ohio : steel-hardening plant spews tons of manganese into river valley town's air -- Tallevast, Florida : rural residents live atop groundwater contaminated by high-tech weapons company -- San Antonio, Texas : contamination from Kelly Air Force Base suspected of causing sickness and death in adjacent Latino community -- Daly City, California : Midway Village : public housing built on contaminated soil -- St. Lawrence Island, Alaska : Yupik Eskimos face contaminated water and traditional food supplies near former U.S. military bases -- Greenpoint, New York : giant oil spill spreads beneath Brooklyn neighborhood -- An ongoing puzzle : disease clusters possibly caused y multiple sources of pollution -- Fallon, Nevada : largest U.S. pediatric leukemia cluster near naval air station and tungsten smelter -- Conclusion.
650  0 $a Environmental toxicology $z United States $v Case studies.
650  0 $a Chemical spills $x Health aspects $z United States $v Case studies.
650  0 $a Hazardous substances $x Health aspects $z United States $v Case studies.
650  0 $a Hazardous waste sites $z United States $v Case studies.
650  0 $a Pollution $z United States $v Case studies.
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