Slow death by rubber duck :
Smith, Rick, 1968-
Slow death by rubber duck : the secret danger of everyday things / Rick Smith, Bruce Lourie with Sarah Dopp. - Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2009. - xvii, 328 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-280) and index.
Pollution then and now -- Rubber duck wars -- The world's slipperiest substance -- The new PCBs -- Quicksilver, slow death -- Germophobia -- Risky business: 2,4D, and the sound of science -- Mothers know best -- Detox.
This book--the testimony of the authors' experience--exposes the extent to which we are poisoned every day of our lives, from the simple household dust that is polluting our blood to the toxins in our urine that are created by run-of-the-mill shampoos and toothpaste. Ultimately hopeful, the book empowers readers with some simple ideas for protecting themselves and their families, and changing things for the better.
9781582435671 1582435677 1582437025 9781582437026
2009038076
Environmental toxicology--Popular works.
Pollution--Health aspects.
Pollution--Environmental aspects.
Industries--Environmental aspects.
Business enterprises--Environmental aspects.
Business enterprises--Environmental aspects.
Environmental toxicology.
Industries--Environmental aspects.
Pollution--Environmental aspects.
Pollution--Health aspects.
Popular works.
RA1213 / .S65 2009b
615.9/02
Slow death by rubber duck : the secret danger of everyday things / Rick Smith, Bruce Lourie with Sarah Dopp. - Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2009. - xvii, 328 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-280) and index.
Pollution then and now -- Rubber duck wars -- The world's slipperiest substance -- The new PCBs -- Quicksilver, slow death -- Germophobia -- Risky business: 2,4D, and the sound of science -- Mothers know best -- Detox.
This book--the testimony of the authors' experience--exposes the extent to which we are poisoned every day of our lives, from the simple household dust that is polluting our blood to the toxins in our urine that are created by run-of-the-mill shampoos and toothpaste. Ultimately hopeful, the book empowers readers with some simple ideas for protecting themselves and their families, and changing things for the better.
9781582435671 1582435677 1582437025 9781582437026
2009038076
Environmental toxicology--Popular works.
Pollution--Health aspects.
Pollution--Environmental aspects.
Industries--Environmental aspects.
Business enterprises--Environmental aspects.
Business enterprises--Environmental aspects.
Environmental toxicology.
Industries--Environmental aspects.
Pollution--Environmental aspects.
Pollution--Health aspects.
Popular works.
RA1213 / .S65 2009b
615.9/02