04650nam 2201117 450 991081210310332120200520144314.00-520-27899-20-520-95981-710.1525/9780520959811(CKB)3710000000260958(EBL)1711029(SSID)ssj0001350839(PQKBManifestationID)12561584(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001350839(PQKBWorkID)11297065(PQKB)10966614(StDuBDS)EDZ0001054110(OCoLC)966869045(MdBmJHUP)muse52250(DE-B1597)520510(OCoLC)1018001491(DE-B1597)9780520959811(Au-PeEL)EBL1711029(CaPaEBR)ebr10957148(CaONFJC)MIL653441(OCoLC)893735855(MiAaPQ)EBC1711029(EXLCZ)99371000000026095820141102h20142014 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrToxic injustice a transnational history of exposure and struggle /Susanna Rankin BohmeOakland, California :University of California Press,2014.©20141 online resource (357 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-22161-8 0-520-27898-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --List of Illustrations --Acknowledgments --Introduction --1. Roots of Optimism and Anxiety --2. DBCP on the Farm --3. Unequal Exposures --4. An Inconvenient Forum? --5. Making a Movement --6. National Law, Transnational Justice? --Conclusion --Notes --Selected Bibliography --IndexThe pesticide dibromochloropropane, known as DBCP, was developed by the chemical companies Dow and Shell in the 1950's to target wormlike, soil-dwelling creatures called nematodes. Despite signs that the chemical was dangerous, it was widely used in U.S. agriculture and on Chiquita and Dole banana plantations in Central America. In the late 1970's, DBCP was linked to male sterility, but an uneven regulatory process left many workers-especially on Dole's banana farms-exposed for years after health risks were known. Susanna Rankin Bohme tells an intriguing, multilayered history that spans fifty years, highlighting the transnational reach of corporations and social justice movements. Toxic Injustice links health inequalities and worker struggles as it charts how people excluded from workplace and legal protections have found ways to challenge power structures and seek justice from states and transnational corporations alike.DibromochloropropaneToxicologyDibromochloropropaneHealth aspectsLaw and legislationAgricultural laborersHealth and hygieneEnvironmental justiceFruit tradeHealth aspectsLaw and legislationagriculture.american agriculture.banana plantations.big business.central america.central american history.challenge power structures.chemical companies.chemicals.chiquita.corporations.dbcp.dibromochloropropane.dole.dow and shell.experiments.government and governing.health inequalities.health risks.legal protections.male sterility.nematodes.pesticide.scientists.social justice movements.social justice.transnational.worker rights.worker struggles.workers.wormlike creatures.DibromochloropropaneToxicology.DibromochloropropaneHealth aspectsLaw and legislation.Agricultural laborersHealth and hygiene.Environmental justice.Fruit tradeHealth aspectsLaw and legislation.363.738/4AR 25180rvkBohme Susanna Rankin1973-1597773MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812103103321Toxic injustice3919669UNINA