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Chemical deception : the toxic threat to health and the environment / Marc Lappé.
- Title
- Chemical deception : the toxic threat to health and the environment / Marc Lappé.
- Author
- Lappé, Marc.
- Publication
- San Francisco : Sierra Club Books, c1991.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | RA566 .L35 1991 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xiv, 360 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Contains information on environmental carcinogens, the effects on.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-333) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- toxicological perspective -- a chronology of toxic encounters -- myth 1: the problem is localized -- myth 2: the body's defenses are adequate -- myth 3: toxic effects not seen will not occur -- myth 4: all effects of toxics disappear as doses diminish -- myth 5: the fetus develops out of reach of toxic danger -- myth 6: "nonreactive" chemicals lack adverse effects -- myth 7: the body's own chemicals are safe -- myth 8: naturally occurring substances cause most cancer -- myth 9: if it comes out of the tap, it's safe to drink -- myth 10: the environment is resilient.
- ISBN
- 0871566036 :
- LCCN
- ^^^90009043^
- OCLC
- 22307745
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library