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Author:
Lerner, Steve.
Title:
Sacrifice zones : the front lines of toxic chemical exposure in the United States / Steve Lerner ; foreword by Phil Brown.
Publisher:
MIT Press,
Copyright Date:
c2010
Description:
[xv], 346 p. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Environmental toxicology--United States--Case studies.
Chemical spills--Health aspects--United States--Case studies.
Hazardous substances--Health aspects--United States--Case studies.
Hazardous waste sites--United States--Case studies.
Pollution--United States--Case studies.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
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.
ISBN:
0262014408 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780262014403 (hbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN:
2009051289
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)
OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

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