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Author:

Thornton, Joe.

Title:

Pandora's poison : chlorine, health, and a new environmental strategy / Joe Thornton.

Publisher:

MIT Press,

Copyright Date:

c2000

Description:

xii, 599 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Organochlorine compounds--Toxicology.
Organochlorine compounds--Environmental aspects.
Environmental policy.
Environmental risk assessment.
Environmental impact analysis.
Composés organochlorés--Toxicologie.
Composés organochlorés--Aspect de l'environnement.
Environnement--Politique gouvernementale.
Chlorine--toxicity.
Organic Chemicals.
Environmental Pollution--prevention & control.
Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated.
Insecticides.
Poisons.
Toxicologie.
Chloorverbindingen.
Milieutoxicologie.
Gezondheidseffecten.
Milieueffecten.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [457]-580) and index.

Contents:

The problem : a global health hazard -- Organochlorines around the world -- First-class poisons : the toxicology of organochlorines -- The damage done : health impacts in people and wildlife -- Organochlorines and cancer -- The cause : industrial chlorine chemistry -- Chlorine in nature and industry -- The chlorine business -- Chemistry out of control -- Major sources of organochlorine pollution -- The solution : a chlorine sunset -- An ecological policy on chlorine chemistry -- Beyond chlorine : the alternatives -- Good science, good politics.

ISBN:

9780262201247 (hc : alk. paper)
0262201240 (hc : alk. paper)

LCCN:

99057011

Locations:

O4AX446 -- Chadwick Library

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

N4AX745 -- Iowa Lakes Community College Library - Emmetsburg (Emmetsburg)

OAAX516 -- Maharishi University of Management Library (Fairfield)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PHAX277 -- Graceland University - Frederick Madison Smith Library (Lamoni)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)