| Main Title |
The dirty dozen : toxic chemicals and the earth's future / |
| Author |
Johansen, Bruce E.
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| Publisher |
Praeger, |
| Year Published |
2003 |
| OCLC Number |
50403785 |
| ISBN |
0275977021; 9780275977023 |
| Subjects |
Organochlorine compounds--Environmental aspects ;
Persistent pollutants--Environmental aspects ;
Organochlorine compounds--Health aspects ;
Persistent pollutants--Health aspects ;
Environmental Pollutants--adverse effects ;
Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated ;
Insecticides--adverse effects ;
Carcinogens ;
Heterocyclic Compounds--adverse effects ;
Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated--adverse effects ;
Teratogens ;
Gevaarlijke stoffen ;
Insecticides, Organochlorine--adverse effects
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| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJEM |
TD196.C5J65 2003 |
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OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
01/09/2004 |
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| Collation |
ix, 297 pages ; 25 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-289) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
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. "This study examines the history, industrial uses, and harmful effects of the twelve most commonly used organochloride chemicals. All have been fully or partially banned by the Stockholm Protocol, an international treaty signed by about 120 countries in December 2000. Among the twelve are the dioxins (the active ingredient in Agent Orange) and polychlorinated byphenyls (PCBs), which are toxic in minute quantities. Johansen pays special attention to the Inuit of the Arctic, where these chemicals have been bio-accumulating to dangerous levels, moving up the food chain to a degree of toxicity that some Inuit mothers are no longer able to safely breast-feed their infants."--Jacket. |
| Place Published |
Westport, Conn. : |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c2003. |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2002029872 |
| Merged OCLC records |
59311873 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20040603090244 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
01862cam 22004094a 45020 |
