The polluters [[electronic resource] ] : the making of our chemically altered environment / / Benjamin Ross, Steven Amter
| The polluters [[electronic resource] ] : the making of our chemically altered environment / / Benjamin Ross, Steven Amter |
| Autore | Ross Benjamin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (234 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.7380973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AmterSteven |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemical industry - Environmental aspects - United States
Pollution - Environmental aspects - United States Pollutants |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-70281-5
9786612702815 0-19-975320-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; CHAPTER 1 The Sorcerer's Apprentices; PART I: Summoning the Spirits; PART II: Fetching a Flood; PART III: Holding Back the Deluge; Key to Archival Citations; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Index |
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Ross Benjamin
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
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The polluters [[electronic resource] ] : the making of our chemically altered environment / / Benjamin Ross, Steven Amter
| The polluters [[electronic resource] ] : the making of our chemically altered environment / / Benjamin Ross, Steven Amter |
| Autore | Ross Benjamin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | viii, 223 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 363.7380973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AmterSteven |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemical industry - Environmental aspects - United States
Pollution - Environmental aspects - United States Pollutants |
| ISBN |
0-19-975320-2
0-19-975297-4 1-282-70281-5 9786612702815 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795862803321 |
Ross Benjamin
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The polluters : the making of our chemically altered environment / / Benjamin Ross, Steven Amter
| The polluters : the making of our chemically altered environment / / Benjamin Ross, Steven Amter |
| Autore | Ross Benjamin |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | viii, 223 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 363.7380973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AmterSteven |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemical industry - Environmental aspects - United States
Pollution - Environmental aspects - United States Pollutants |
| ISBN |
0-19-975320-2
0-19-975297-4 1-282-70281-5 9786612702815 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- CHAPTER 1 The Sorcerer's Apprentices -- PART I: Summoning the Spirits -- CHAPTER 2 Pollution Goes to Washington -- CHAPTER 3 The Rise of the Chemical Industry -- CHAPTER 4 Royd Sayers' Service Bureau -- PART II: Fetching a Flood -- CHAPTER 5 The Miracle Bug-Killer -- CHAPTER 6 Wilhelm Hueper and Environmental Cancer -- CHAPTER 7 Bad Air in Los Angeles -- CHAPTER 8 Donora's Strangler Smog -- CHAPTER 9 A New Deal for Clean Water -- CHAPTER 10 Deregulating California's Water -- CHAPTER 11 The Stealth Pollutants -- PART III: Holding Back the Deluge -- CHAPTER 12 DuPont Tries to Clean Up -- CHAPTER 13 The Industry Responds -- CHAPTER 14 From Donora to Love Canal -- CHAPTER 15 Epilogue: Convenient Hopes and Inconvenient Truths -- Key to Archival Citations -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910971976703321 |
Ross Benjamin
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rise of the U.S. environmental health movement [[electronic resource] /] / Kate Davies
| Rise of the U.S. environmental health movement [[electronic resource] /] / Kate Davies |
| Autore | Davies Kate <1956-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
| Disciplina | 613.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental health - United States - History
Pollution - Environmental aspects - United States Environmentalism - United States - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-299-44445-8
1-4422-2138-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Historical and Cultural Roots; The European Ancestry of Environmental Health; Early Environmental Public Health in the United States; Environmentalism and Economic Growth; The Birth of the U.S. Environmental Health Movement; The Contemporary Movement; Organizations and Issues; Making Environmental Issues Personal; Precaution and the Limitationsof Science; Environmental Justice and the Right to a Healthy Environment; Changing Economics, the Markets, and Business; Conclusion and Next Steps: Strategies for Social Change
A Chronology of Key EventsSelected Environmental Health Resources; Index; About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453090903321 |
Davies Kate <1956->
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| Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., c2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rise of the U.S. environmental health movement [[electronic resource] /] / Kate Davies
| Rise of the U.S. environmental health movement [[electronic resource] /] / Kate Davies |
| Autore | Davies Kate <1956-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
| Disciplina | 613.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental health - United States - History
Pollution - Environmental aspects - United States Environmentalism - United States - History |
| ISBN |
1-299-44445-8
1-4422-2138-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Historical and Cultural Roots; The European Ancestry of Environmental Health; Early Environmental Public Health in the United States; Environmentalism and Economic Growth; The Birth of the U.S. Environmental Health Movement; The Contemporary Movement; Organizations and Issues; Making Environmental Issues Personal; Precaution and the Limitationsof Science; Environmental Justice and the Right to a Healthy Environment; Changing Economics, the Markets, and Business; Conclusion and Next Steps: Strategies for Social Change
A Chronology of Key EventsSelected Environmental Health Resources; Index; About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779402303321 |
Davies Kate <1956->
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| Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., c2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Rise of the U.S. environmental health movement / / Kate Davies
| Rise of the U.S. environmental health movement / / Kate Davies |
| Autore | Davies Kate <1956-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
| Disciplina | 613.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental health - United States - History
Pollution - Environmental aspects - United States Environmentalism - United States - History |
| ISBN |
979-82-16-23327-5
1-299-44445-8 1-4422-2138-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Historical and Cultural Roots; The European Ancestry of Environmental Health; Early Environmental Public Health in the United States; Environmentalism and Economic Growth; The Birth of the U.S. Environmental Health Movement; The Contemporary Movement; Organizations and Issues; Making Environmental Issues Personal; Precaution and the Limitationsof Science; Environmental Justice and the Right to a Healthy Environment; Changing Economics, the Markets, and Business; Conclusion and Next Steps: Strategies for Social Change
A Chronology of Key EventsSelected Environmental Health Resources; Index; About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910974181803321 |
Davies Kate <1956->
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| Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., c2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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