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04600aam a2200505 i 4500 001 A718E9C4F31211EEA2A0228A4CECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240405010125 008 230327s2023 wauab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2023012306 020 $a 0295751835 020 $a 9780295751832 020 $a 0295751819 020 $a 9780295751818 035 $a (OCoLC)1348285932 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d OCLCF $d WAU $d YDX $d AUM $d CUV $d Z35 $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HD4483 $b .M85 2023 082 00 $a 363.72/850973 $2 23/eng/20230327 100 1 $a MuÌller, Simone M., $e author. 245 14 $a The toxic ship : $b the voyage of the Khian Sea and the global waste trade / $c Simone M. MuÌller. 264 1 $a Seattle : $b University of Washington Press, $c [2023] 300 $a xviii, 240 pages : $b black and white illustrations, maps ; $c 24 cm 490 1 $a Weyerhaeuser environmental books 520 $a "In 1984, a ship carrying 14,000 tons of garbage from Philadelphia was refused entry by the state of New Jersey. This launched a year-and-half voyage of roaming the world's oceans in search for a dumping ground, as the cargo of "the world's most unwanted garbage" was rejected by country after country. The ship illegally dumped 4,000 tons of waste in Haiti under false pretenses, and eventually the waste's entire cargo "disappeared" and was illegally dumped in the ocean. It is a story involving subterfuge in cloaking the identity and movements of the ship, visits to many continents, many smaller countries that pushed back on the US trying to use them as a dumping ground, and eventual criminal convictions for the ship owners. Simone MuÌller uses this infamous voyage as a lens to better understand the structures and dynamics of the international trade in hazardous waste from the 1970s onwards"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "In 1986 the Khian Sea, carrying thousands of tons of incinerator ash from Philadelphia, began a two-year journey, roaming the world's oceans in search of a dumping ground. First its initial destination and then one country after country refused to accept the waste. The ship ended up discarding part of its load in Haiti under false pretenses, and the remaining waste was illegally dumped in the ocean. Two shipping company officials eventually received criminal convictions. Simone M. MuÌller uses the Khian Sea's voyage to elucidate the trade in hazardous waste -- from outdated consumer products to pesticides and toxic discards -- from the 1970s to the present. The book details the downside of environmental conscientiousness among industrial nations as waste is pushed outward and examines the local and international activism in response to the ship's journey. MuÌller also sheds light on environmental racism within the United States in the context of a global story of environmental justice."-- $c taken from back cover. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 $t Conclusion: Living with the toxic commons. $r by Paul Sutter -- $t Introduction: US waste in an unequal world -- $t "A classic situation": Philadelphia and the making of an urban waste crisis -- $t "Send it on a Caribbean cruise": The Greater Caribbean as a US waste dump -- $t "We exist for the good of others": The rise of opposition in the Greater Caribbean -- $t "The most tested ash on this planet": Producing and discarding standards of toxicity -- $t American rules in a global environment: US hazardous export regulations, from caveat emptor to prior informed consent -- $t Stop "garbage imperialism": A global campaign against the unequal trade in waste -- $t Return to sender: The Khian Sea's voyage home -- $t Conclusion: Living with the toxic commons. 610 20 $a Khian Sea (Ship) 650 0 $a Refuse and refuse disposal $z United States. 650 0 $a Refuse and refuse disposal $x Location. 650 0 $a Waste disposal in the ocean. 650 6 $a DeÌchets $x EÌlimination $z EÌtats-Unis. 650 6 $a DeÌchets $x Localisation. $x Localisation. 650 6 $a DeÌchets $x EÌlimination dans la mer. 650 7 $a Refuse and refuse disposal $2 fast 650 7 $a Waste disposal in the ocean $2 fast 651 7 $a United States $2 fast 776 08 $i Online version: $a MuÌller, Simone M. $t Toxic ship. $d Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2023] $z 9780295751825 $w (OCoLC)1395217565 830 0 $a Weyerhaeuser environmental book. 941 $a 1 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20240405024608.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A718E9C4F31211EEA2A0228A4CECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search