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Body Toxic - Couverture souple

BAKER, NENA

 
9780865477469: Body Toxic
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0865477469 ISBN 13 : 9780865477469
Editeur : North Point Press, 2009

Synopsis

We are running a collective chemical fever that we cannot break. Everyone everywhere now carries a dizzying array of chemical contaminants, the by-products of modern industry and innovation, that contribute to a host of developmental deficits and health problems in ways just now being understood. These toxic substances, unknown to our grandparents, accumulate in our fat, bones, blood, and organs as a consequence of womb-to-tomb exposure to industrial substances as common as the products that contain them. Almost everything we encounter--from soap to soup cans, computers to clothing--contributes to a chemical load unique to each of us. Scientists studying the phenomenon refer to it as "chemical body burden," and in The Body Toxic, the investigative journalist Nena Baker explores the many factors that have given rise to this condition.

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À propos de l'auteur

Nena Baker is a former staff writer for The Arizona Republic and The Oregonian. Her award-winning investigation of Nike's Indonesian factories led to numerous improvements for workers. She is the author of The Body Toxic: How the Hazardous Chemistry of Everyday Things Threatens Our Health and Well-being.

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Éditeur
North Point Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0865477469
ISBN 13 
9780865477469
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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