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Exposed science [[electronic resource] ] : genes, the environment, and the politics of population health / / Sara Shostak
| Exposed science [[electronic resource] ] : genes, the environment, and the politics of population health / / Sara Shostak |
| Autore | Shostak Sara |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
| Disciplina | 613/.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental health - Political aspects
Health risk assessment Pollution - Environmental aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-520-95524-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. "Toxicology Is a Political Science" -- 2. The Consensus Critique -- 3. Susceptible Bodies -- 4. "Opening the Black Box of the Human Body" -- 5. Making a Molecular Regulatory Science -- 6. The Molecular is Political -- Conclusion -- Afterword -- Appendix A -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462666803321 |
Shostak Sara
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Exposed science [[electronic resource] ] : genes, the environment, and the politics of population health / / Sara Shostak
| Exposed science [[electronic resource] ] : genes, the environment, and the politics of population health / / Sara Shostak |
| Autore | Shostak Sara |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
| Disciplina | 613/.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental health - Political aspects
Health risk assessment Pollution - Environmental aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
engaging environmental hazards environmental health sciences environmental health scientists environmental justice activists environmental regulation ethnographic observation experiments gene environment interactions genomic technologies health policy history of medicine human condition in depth interviews medical medicine page turner political effects population health public policy science and technology scientists structural vulnerabilities |
| ISBN | 0-520-95524-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. "Toxicology Is a Political Science" -- 2. The Consensus Critique -- 3. Susceptible Bodies -- 4. "Opening the Black Box of the Human Body" -- 5. Making a Molecular Regulatory Science -- 6. The Molecular is Political -- Conclusion -- Afterword -- Appendix A -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786185703321 |
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Shostak Sara
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 | ||
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Fighting toxics : a manual for protecting your family community, and workplace / / edited by Gary Cohen and John O'Connor ; foreword by Barry Commoner
| Fighting toxics : a manual for protecting your family community, and workplace / / edited by Gary Cohen and John O'Connor ; foreword by Barry Commoner |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Island Press, ©1990 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 346 pages) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CohenGary <1956->
O'ConnorJohn T. <1954-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental health - Citizen participation
Environmental health - Political aspects Environmentally induced diseases - Prevention - Citizen participation Pollution Toxicology - Political aspects |
| ISBN | 1-59726-884-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463328303321 |
| Washington, D.C., : Island Press, ©1990 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fighting toxics : a manual for protecting your family community, and workplace / / edited by Gary Cohen and John O'Connor ; foreword by Barry Commoner
| Fighting toxics : a manual for protecting your family community, and workplace / / edited by Gary Cohen and John O'Connor ; foreword by Barry Commoner |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Island Press, ©1990 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 346 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.73/84 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CohenGary <1956->
O'ConnorJohn T. <1954-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental health - Citizen participation
Environmental health - Political aspects Environmentally induced diseases - Prevention - Citizen participation Pollution Toxicology - Political aspects |
| ISBN | 1-59726-884-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786476803321 |
| Washington, D.C., : Island Press, ©1990 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fighting toxics : a manual for protecting your family, community, and workplace / / edited by Gary Cohen and John O'Connor ; foreword by Barry Commoner
| Fighting toxics : a manual for protecting your family, community, and workplace / / edited by Gary Cohen and John O'Connor ; foreword by Barry Commoner |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Island Press, c1990 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 346 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.73/84 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CohenGary <1956->
O'ConnorJohn T. <1954-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental health - Citizen participation
Environmental health - Political aspects Environmentally induced diseases - Prevention - Citizen participation Pollution Toxicology - Political aspects |
| ISBN | 1-59726-884-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- About Island Press -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I: Turning the Toxic Tide -- 1. The Toxics Crisis, by John O'Connor -- The Extent of the Problem -- Socially Acceptable Risks? -- The Petrochemical Focus -- The Toxics Cycle -- Technological Solutions -- Why Hasn't Government Stepped In? -- The Toxics Bill of Rights -- 2. Organizing to Win, by John O'Connor -- What Is Organizing? -- How to Make Organizing Work for You -- Planning the Campaign -- Taking Action -- The Three Rights Model -- Campaign Strategies -- 3. Corporate Campaigns, by Peter Obstler and Richard Kazis -- What Is a Corporate Strategy? -- Research as Intelligence Gathering -- Resources -- Case Study: A Local Corporate Campaign -- 4. Getting Information, by Ken Silver -- Finding Out What a Company Produces -- Getting Information from Government Agencies -- Finding Information on Worker Health Records -- Obtaining Information About Air Pollution -- Obtaining Information About Water Pollution -- Obtaining Information About the Transport of Toxics -- 5. The Neighborhood Inspection, by Richard Youngstrom -- Why a Neighborhood Inspection? -- The Key Issues -- The Key Players -- Conducting the Inspection -- After the Inspection -- Examples of Neighborhood Inspections -- Report of Plant Inspection by the Quinsigamond Village Health Awareness Group -- COSH Groups-A Labor-Based Resource for Community Activists -- A Primer on Unions -- Bhopal -- Toxics Prevention Report and Requests for Exxon Chemicals Plant, Baytown, Texas -- 6. Working with the Media, by Peter Obstler -- Defining Your Message -- Communicating Your Message -- The Three Basic Media Outlets -- Part II: Toxics and the Law -- 7. Federal Statutes, by Sanford Lewis -- The Relation Between Federal, State, and Local Environmental Law -- The Laws.
Cleanup of Hazardous Waste Dumps -- Regulation of Hazardous Waste -- Safe Drinking Water -- Clean Waterways -- Clean Air -- Pesticides and Herbicides -- Workplace Safety and Health -- General Toxics Controls -- Environmental Impact Assessments -- Consumer Goods -- 8. Your Legal Recourse, by Sanford Lewis -- Toxics and the Legal System -- Legal Recourse Against Agencies -- Legal Recourse Against Polluters -- What Can Go Wrong: A Final Caveat -- 9: Local Campaigns and the Law, by Sanford Lewis -- Preparing for Your Local Campaign -- Planning Your Campaign -- Campaigning to Win -- Using Direct Negotiations -- Using the Law -- Creating a Citizens' Toxics Board -- Passing New Laws -- Part III: The Ultimate Solution -- 10. Preventing Pollution, by David Allen -- The Institution of Pollution Control -- Six Unavoidable Problems with Pollution Control -- Prevention vs. Pollution -- Reducing Industry's Use of Toxic Chemicals -- Reducing Industry's Hazardous Wastes -- Pollution Prevention: An Economic Environmentalism -- The Unique Benefits of Preventing Pollution -- Resistance at EPA -- Government Options for Preventing Pollution -- Citizen Involvement -- Resources -- Index -- Contributors -- Island Press Board of Directors. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910974033503321 |
| Washington, D.C., : Island Press, c1990 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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