The dirty dozen : toxic chemicals and the earth's future / Bruce E. Johansen.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johansen, Bruce E. (Bruce Elliott), 1950-
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, [2003], ©2003.
Subjects:
Organochlorine compounds > Environmental aspects.
Persistent pollutants > Environmental aspects.
Organochlorine compounds > Health aspects.
Persistent pollutants > Health aspects.
Environmental Pollutants > adverse effects.
Insecticides, Organochlorine > adverse effects.
Carcinogens.
Heterocyclic Compounds > adverse effects.
Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated > adverse effects.
Teratogens.
Online Access:
Connect to: Table of contents - All users (Cataloging @ Library of Congress)
Physical Description:ix, 297 pages ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Persistent organic pollutants : the basics
  • "We feel like an endangered species" : toxics in the Arctic
  • CFCs, global warming, and ozone depletion
  • The chemical industry, nonwhite communities, and the Third World
  • Belugas with tumors : the toxic toll on animals
  • End of the line : the dirty dozen and human health
  • Toxic Barbie? : not your great-grandmother's estrogen
  • Solutions : public policy issues.