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1) The body toxic: how the hazardous chemistry of everyday things threatens our health and well-being
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Almost everything we encounter--from soap to soup cans and computers to clothing--contributes to a chemical load unique to each of us. Scientists studying the phenomenon refer to it as "chemical body burden," and in The Body Toxic, the investigative journalist Nena Baker explores the many factors that have given rise to this condition--from manufacturing breakthroughs to policy decisions to political pressure to the demands of popular culture. While...
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California natural history guides volume 53
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University of California Press
Pub. Date
c1986
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vii, 433 p., 16 p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
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Houghton Mifflin
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"First published by Houghton Mifflin in 1962, Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. “Silent Spring became a runaway bestseller, with international reverberations . . . [It is] well crafted, fearless and succinct . . . Even if she had not inspired a generation of activists, Carson would prevail...
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Cada vez son más acuciantes los problemas derivados de la intoxicación, en sus más variadas formas. El alcohol, el tabaco y las drogas en general constituyen la fuente principal de este problema, que en algunos puntos del mundo alcanza las dimensiones de una epidemia. A este cúmulo de productos clásicos de intoxicación, cabe añadir otros que no por menos conocidos se muestran necesariamente innocuos. La generalización del consumo incontrolado...
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Atria Books
Pub. Date
2008
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viii, 306 p. ; 21 cm.
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A guide to making a home less toxic identifies the harmful effects of everyday household items and foods, in a volume of eco-friendly alternative options that also addresses the myths about toy-industry recalls, organic foods, and hazardous chemicals.
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Square One Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
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218 pages
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"Each year, Americans consume hundreds of food products that contain truly dangerous compounds, including heavy metals, pesticides, and other harmful additives?with the blessing of the FDA. Why is this happening and why haven?t you heard about it? In Unsafe at Any Meal, Dr. Renee Dufault, former food investigator for the Food and Drug Administration, provides the startling answers. While at the FDA, Dr. Dufault discovered that mercury?a highly toxic...
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W. W. Norton & Company
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2020.
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380 pages
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"The gripping story of a chemical weapons catastrophe, its cover-up, and how one army doctor's discovery led to the development of chemotherapy. On the night of December 2, 1943, the Luftwaffe bombed a critical Allied port in Bari, Italy, sinking seventeen ships and killing over a thousand servicemen and hundreds of civilians. Caught in the surprise air raid was the John Harvey, an American Liberty ship carrying a top-secret cargo of 2,000 mustard...
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Poisons, due to their lethal nature, invoke a sense of fear in humans. Yet, they have also impacted other aspects of human life. Poisons have been used by nomadic hunters to kill their prey, by scientists to explore complex biochemical mechanisms of the body, by physicians to lower cholesterol and to kill cancer cells, by farmers and the general public to destroy pests, by the evil minded for homicide, and by tyrants as weapons of war. The Art and...
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Timber Press
Pub. Date
2009
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375 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
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"If people knew how many poisonous plants are commonly found in homes and gardens, they'd be shocked. Plants as common as monkshood, castorbean, and oleander are not just dangerous, they're deadly. "The North American Guide to Common Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms" is a comprehensive, easy-to-use handbook. The book is split into four main categories: mushrooms, wild plants, ornamental and crop plants, and houseplants. Each plant entry includes a clear...
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Random House
Pub. Date
c2008
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xiii, 353 p. ; 25 cm.
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In the tradition of "The Truth About the Drug Companies" and "Silent Spring" two veteran environmental journalists expose how corporate America is poisoning the nation's children with toxic chemicals. Looks at the prevalence of toxic chemicals in the food supply, household cleaners, water systems, and other aspects of modern life, exposing the direct link between the chemical industry and the growth in childhood disease and disabilities.
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Chelsea Green Publishing
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[2021]
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262 pages ; 24 cm
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The Silent Spring of our time From an MIT scientist, mounting evidence that the active ingredient in the world's most commonly used weedkiller is responsible for debilitating chronic diseases, including cancer, liver disease, and more Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, the most commonly used weedkiller in the world. Nearly 300 million pounds of glyphosate-based herbicide are sprayed on farms-and food-every year. Agrichemical companies...
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"Plastic pollution is one of the most urgent environmental problems facing our planet. This timely title shows how we can stop plastics from doing further harm. Find out what plastics are, how they are made, and why they are so widely used. Case studies reveal the negative impact of plastics, especially micro beads and single-use plastics, on the oceans and coasts, as well as in our landfills and food chains"--
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Le mot alcoolisme désigne tout à la fois les manifestations individuelles de l'intoxication par l'alcool éthylique et les problèmes sociaux que posent à la collectivité — qui doit les gérer — les phénomènes psychologiques, pathologiques et accidentologiques résultant de cette intoxication...
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Special report volume 138
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California Division of Mines and Geology
Pub. Date
1980
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v, 57 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
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Running Press
Pub. Date
c2011
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254 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
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Identifies health-compromising contaminants that can be found in household products from cosmetics and clothing to home furnishings, sharing recommendations for making changes to promote overall health and ecological responsibility.
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HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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[2017]
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viii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Eliminate avoidable toxins, mitigate the effects of those you can't avoid, and enjoy a longer life with this essential health guide from a pioneer in integrative medicine, Dr. Joe Pizzorno--the author, teacher, practitioner, and founder of Bastyr University, the country's first and largest fully accredited university of natural medicine. Dr. Joe Pizzorno is convinced that lifelong good health rests on two key determinants: your exposure to toxins...
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