Toxic Circles: Environmental Hazards from the Workplace into the Community
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.47 (639 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 081351990X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 290 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Sheehan, Ph.D., is a medical sociologist at St. Wedeen, M.D., Associate Chief of Staff for Research, Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center in East Orange, New Jersey, is the author of the classic history of lead poisoning, Poison in the Pot. The book is illustrated with stunning historical prints as well as contemporary documentary photographs by Lynn Butler.. Richard P. He is the past president of the New Jersey Medical History Society. About the AuthorHelen E. John's University
John J. Wedeen has sought better ways to detect and prevent lead poisoning. Richard P. Silbergeld, Ph.D., a scientist at the University of Maryland, was an expert witness in the trial. They document how corporations, government agencies, courts, unions, physicians, workers, and citizens have tried to ignore, evade, and finally battle the terrible legacy of industrial disease. Chinard, M.D.For anyone concerned with the environment, toxic hazards, and public health, this book will be essential reading.. For example, Michael Gordon and Lynn D. Dr. The book focuses on New Jersey, the heart of industrial America, where three centuries of experience with occupational and environmental disease offer hard-earned lessons to the rest of the country and the world.Many of the contributors bring a direct personal involvement in the stories they have to tell. When men and women who work with toxic materials get sick, everyone needs to worry. Lione, corporation physicians in the oil refining industry, report on their own and their predecessors' efforts to prevent scrotal cancer in wax pressmen. Dr. Helene A. Other contributors are: David Michaels, Ph. John G. Kelly represented workers and community in a major lawsuit against Diamond Shamrock over dioxin contamination; Ellen K
Wedeen, M.D., Associate Chief of Staff for Research, Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center in East Orange, New Jersey, is the author of the classic history of lead poisoning, Poison in the Pot. John's University. Sheehan, Ph.D., is a medical sociologist at St. Helen E. Richard P. He is the past president of the New Jersey Medical History Society. The book is illustrated with stunning historical prints as well as contemporary documentary photographs by Lynn Butler.