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The Dirty Dozen Toxic Chemicals and the Earth's Future
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Bruce E. Johansen
Book Code: C7702
ISBN: 0-275-97702-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97702-3
312 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 6/30/2003
List Price: $62.95 (UK Sterling Price: £34.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Starred Review If you thought Rachel Carson's Silent Spring was scary, this alarming expose will knock your socks off. Recommended for most environmental collections.
    —Library Journal     August 2003
  • Many environmentalists will heartily agree with the author's conclusions....Recommended. General readers; lower-division undergraduates.
    —Choice     January 2004
  • Johansen examines the history, industrial uses, and harmful effects of the 12 most commonly used organochloride chemicals. All have been fully or partially banned by the Stockholm Protocol.
    —Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment     .
  • [T]his book can serve as a useful source of bibliographical information and summery materials.
    —Natural Resources Forum     2004
  • [T]his volume is worth a thoughtful reading and should be in the science collections of all public, college and university libraries.
    —Robert B. Ridinger, Chair, Electronic Information Resources Management, Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library.     .
  • [A] valuable guide to librarians wishing to build their collections on this admittedly complicated subject. This volume is worth a thoughful reading and should be in the science collections of all public, college univesity libraries.
    —E-Streams     January 2004
  • [F]rom dioxins to the accumulation of dangerous chemicals in arctic environments, The Dirty Dozen reveals patterns of migration, synergy and chemical reactions which have an ongoing effect on the Earth's systems.
    —Internet Bookwatch     January 2004
  • Endorsement From Jeff Peirce
    Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University:     A very interesting introduction to a troublesome category of environmental pollutants: persistent organics. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) historically have been discussed in books as tangents to the overall missions of those books. Thus these previous presentations could be viewed as dry, boring, and uninteresting to the readers. Here lies the real value of The Dirty Dozen; the author spruces up the presentation of the science and public policy of POPs that often holds this reader's attention like a novel.
Description: Forty years after the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, this important study examines the history, industrial uses, and harmful effects of the twelve most commonly used organochloride chemicals. All have been fully or partially banned by the Stockholm Protocol, an international treaty signed by about 120 countries in December 2000. Among the twelve are the dioxins (the active ingredient in Agent Orange) and polychlorinated byphenyls (PCBs), which are toxic in minute quantities. Johansen pays special attention to the Inuit of the Arctic, where these chemicals have been bio-accumulating to dangerous levels, moving up the food chain to a degree of toxicity that some Inuit mothers are no longer able to safely breast-feed their infants. The polar stratospheric ozone has been devastated by emissions of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and new scientific findings connect global warming near the Earth's surface to significant cooling in the stratosphere. This synergy aggravates ozone depletion because the chemical reactions that destroy the ozone become more energetic as temperatures drop. Synthetic toxins have taken their toll on minority ethnic groups in the United States, and persistent organic pollutants have inflicted physiological damage on humans and other animals. Finally, Johansen explores the estrogenic effects of such chemicals. Sperm counts have declined as much as 50% in 50 years.
LC Card Number: 2002029872
LCC Class: TD196
Dewey Class: 363
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