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Sacrifice Zones : the Front Lines of Toxic Chemical Exposure in the United States
| Sacrifice Zones : the Front Lines of Toxic Chemical Exposure in the United States |
| Autore | Lerner Steve |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : The MIT Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 346 p. ) |
| Disciplina | 363.738420973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BrownPhil |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental toxicology - United States
Chemical spills - Health aspects - United States Hazardous substances - Health aspects - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato | ENVIRONMENT/General |
| ISBN |
0-262-28874-5
0-262-28958-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785154003321 |
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| Cambridge, Mass., : The MIT Press, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sacrifice zones : the front lines of toxic chemical exposure in the United States / / Steve Lerner ; foreword by Phil Brown
| Sacrifice zones : the front lines of toxic chemical exposure in the United States / / Steve Lerner ; foreword by Phil Brown |
| Autore | Lerner Steve |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : The MIT Press, , 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. |
| ISBN |
0-262-28874-5
0-262-28958-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459236103321 |
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Lerner Steve
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| Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : The MIT Press, , 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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