Sacrifice zones : the front lines of toxic chemical exposure in the United States / / Steve Lerner ; foreword by Phil Brown

• Autore: Lerner Steve
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : The MIT Press, , 2010; ©2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 346 p. )
• Disciplina: 363.738/420973
• Soggetto topico: Environmental toxicology - United States; Chemical spills - Health aspects - United States; Hazardous substances - Health aspects - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): BrownPhil
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: The stories of residents of low-income communities across the country who took action when pollution from heavy industry contaminated their towns.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sacrifice zones
• ISBN: 0-262-28874-5; 0-262-28958-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459236103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II