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Languages : en
Pages : 772
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Chemical Age International
Author: Chemical Age
Author: The Chemical Age
Author: Frank A. von HippelPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022669738X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
This sweeping history reveals how the use of chemicals has saved lives, destroyed species, and radically changed our planet: “Remarkable . . . highly recommended.” —Choice In The Chemical Age, ecologist Frank A. von Hippel explores humanity’s long and uneasy coexistence with pests, and how the battles to exterminate them have shaped our modern world. He also tells the captivating story of the scientists who waged war on famine and disease with chemistry. Beginning with the potato blight tragedy of the 1840s, which led scientists on an urgent mission to prevent famine using pesticides, von Hippel traces the history of pesticide use to the 1960s, when Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring revealed that those same chemicals were insidiously damaging our health and driving species toward extinction. Telling the story in vivid detail, von Hippel showcases the thrills—and complex consequences—of scientific discovery. He describes the creation of chemicals used to kill pests—and people. And, finally, he shows how scientists turned those wartime chemicals on the landscape at a massive scale, prompting the vital environmental movement that continues today.
British Petroleum and Global Oil 1950-1975
Author: James BambergPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521785150
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
A detailed account of the activities of BP, 1950-75.
World List of Serials in Agricultural Biotechnology
Author: Robert D. WarmbrodtPublisher:
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Category : Agricultural biotechnology
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Living in the Chemical Age: How an Ounce of Prevention Can Protect Your Family from a World of Toxins
Author: Ph. D. Janet NewmanPublisher: Lioncrest Publishing
ISBN: 9781619617827
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
We live in an age of convenience, consumerism, and immediate gratification. But the exponential changes happening in our society have an effect: More toxins are invading our lives than ever before. The best way to prevent harm from toxins is to avoid them-and Janet Newman, Ph.D., can show you how. Living in the Chemical Age is an eye-opening look at how we can live less polluted lives. In this indispensable guide, Janet identifies contaminants in our food, water, personal care products, environment, pharmaceuticals, and even nature; explains the physical effects these chemicals can have; and explores everyday ways to avoid them. Whether you're a mom concerned about her kids or a citizen hoping to positively use your consumer power, Janet's clear and simple tips will help you make everyday choices that can lead to a healthier world.
National Library of Medicine Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1170
Book Description
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
Chemical Youth
Author: Anita HardonPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030570819
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
This open access book explores how young people engage with chemical substances in their everyday lives. It builds upon and supplements a large body of literature on young people’s use of drugs and alcohol to highlight the subjectivities and socialities that chemical use enables across diverse socio-cultural settings, illustrating how young people seek to avoid harm, while harnessing the beneficial effects of chemical use. The book is based on multi-sited anthropological research in Southeast Asia, Europe and the US, and presents insights from collaborative and contrasting analysis. Hardon brings new perspectives to debates across drug policy studies, pharmaceutical cultures and regulation, science and technology studies, and youth and precarity in post-industrial societies.
Silent Spring
Author: Rachel CarsonPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618249060
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
The essential, cornerstone book of modern environmentalism is now offered in a handsome 40th anniversary edition which features a new Introduction by activist Terry Tempest Williams and a new Afterword by Carson biographer Linda Lear.
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