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"Elizabeth Salter Green and Karen Ashton reveal the most common substances strongly implicated in--or actually proven to cause--such health problems as birth defects, lower sperm counts, and certain typs of cancer. They answer the most basic and urgent questions: What is it and what treat does it pose? Where is it found and how does it get into us? They explain what labels tell you--and what they don't. Then they present healthier options for food...
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Mercury. Lead. Pesticides. Plastics. Air pollution. PCBs. In our increasingly chemical world, how can we sort through the hype, propaganda, and misinformation - and find out what is and isn't a threat to our children's health? Investigative journalist, advocate, and concerned parent Libby McDonald set out to separate the important facts from the alarmist myths. Based on the latest research findings and interviews with top medical, toxicological, and...
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In Chasing Molecules, investigative journalist Elizabeth Grossman opens the door on a new world of chemistry-green chemistry - and the scientists who are unearthing the field's potential to transform manufacturing with unprecedented benefits to the corporate bottom line and our health. She finds that a revolution is brewing, and its rallying call is "benign by design." These scientists are creating new, non-toxic materials that work with natural systems...
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"The general public has become highly sensitized to the presence of chemicals in their daily lives. Information on industrial contaminants in water, pesticides in foods, and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products overwhelms the average person with dread that they have lost control over their own health and safety and that of their family. Unfortunately, most books on this subject, written for the lay audience, exacerbate this concern, as...
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Publisher's Description: Mold, lead, radon, asbestos, food additives, power lines, and more: what the risks are, and how to safeguard against them. Arsenic. Mercury. Pesticides. Dioxin. Toxic gases. Your typical hazardous waste dump, right? Wrong. These materials can be found in the home. Every day, people work, live, and play amid potentially harmful toxics-things they might not even know are there. They are exposed to these toxic substances in their...
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"This book is ideal for students in public/environmental health requiring a basic foundation in toxicology or for those in professional short courses who need a primer on the subject. A Small Dose of Toxicology provides the tools to better manage home, school, and work environments."--Jacket.
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This book reveals the hidden health dangers in many of the seemingly innocent products we encounter every day--a tube of glue in a kitchen drawer, a bottle of bleach in the laundry room, a rayon scarf on a closet shelf, a brass knob on the front door, a wood plank on an outdoor deck. A compelling exposé, written by a physician with extensive experience in public health and illustrated with disturbing case histories, this is a meticulously documented...
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