Main Title |
Living downstream : an ecologist looks at cancer and the environment / |
Author |
Steingraber, Sandra.
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Publisher |
Addison-Wesley Publishing, |
Year Published |
1997 |
OCLC Number |
36548897 |
ISBN |
0201483033; 9780201483031 |
Subjects |
Cancer--Environmental aspects ;
Environmental toxicology ;
Neoplasms--etiology ;
Environmental Pollutants--toxicity
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EHAM |
RC268.25.S74 1997 |
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Region 1 Library/Boston,MA |
03/28/1998 |
EJAM |
RC268.25.S74 1997 |
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Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
10/10/1997 |
EJEM |
RC268.25.S74 1997 |
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OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
11/07/1997 |
EOAM |
RC268.25.S74 1997 |
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Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO |
01/27/2020 |
ERAM |
RC268.25.S74 1997 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
02/12/1999 |
ESAM |
RC268.25.S74 1997 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
08/15/1997 |
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Collation |
xvi, 357 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Notes |
"A Merloyd Lawrence book." Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-340) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Trace amounts -- Silence -- Time -- Space -- War -- Animals -- Earth -- Air -- Water -- Fire -- Our bodies, inscribed -- Ecological roots. "Sandra Steingraber, biologist, poet and survivor of cancer in her twenties, brings all three perspectives to bear on the most important health and human rights issue of our time: the growing body of evidence linking cancer to environmental contamination. Her scrupulously researched scientific analysis ranges from the alarming worldwide patterns of cancer incidence to the sabotage wrought by cancer-promoting substances on the intricate workings of human cells. In a gripping personal narrative, she travels from hospital waiting rooms to hazardous waste sites and from farm-house kitchens to incinerator hearings, bringing to life stories of communities in her hometown and around the country as they confront decades of industrial and agricultural recklessness." "Living Downstream is the first book to bring together toxics-release data - now finally made available under right-to-know laws - and newly released cancer registry data."--Jacket. |