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RECORD NUMBER: 8 OF 17| Main Title | Fateful harvest : The true story of a small town, a global industry, and a toxic secret / | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Author | Wilson, Duff, | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers, | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Published | 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 46565121 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ISBN | 0060193697; 9780060193690 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Subjects | Fertilizer industry--Environmental aspects--Washington (State)--Quincy ; Factory and trade waste as fertilizer--Environmental aspects--Washington (State)--Quincy ; Hazardous wastes--Environmental aspects--Washington (State)--Quincy ; Fertilizers--Health aspects--Washington (State)--Quincy | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Edition | 1st ed. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Collation | 322 pages : map ; 25 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Contents Notes | Prologue -- Chapter 1. Small-town stories -- Chapter 2. Suspicions -- Chapter 3. Connections -- Chapter 4. Digging -- Chapter 5. Lead in your French fries? -- Chapter 6. The magic silo -- Chapter 7. Power and proof -- Chapter 8. Fear in the fields -- Chapter 9. Lawyers and bosses -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index. An expose by the Seattle Times reporter reveals a conspiracy by leading American manufacturers to dump dangerous toxic chemicals by disguising them as fertilizers. |