[PDF.51fl] Toxic Truth: A Scientist, a Doctor, and the Battle over Lead

Toxic Truth: A Scientist, a Doctor, and the Battle over Lead

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 | #902982 in Books |  Beacon Press |  2009-03-01 |  2009-03-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.30 x.90 x6.65l,1.25 | File type: PDF | 256 pages

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||9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.| Brilliance and courage.|By Samuel W. Needleman|This book is, in large part, about my father who first established in 1976 that subclinical lead exposure was harmful in amounts previously felt to be safe. the work led the EPA to restrict lead usage, and this has been linked by some to the decline in urban violence seen since the 80s and 90s. I admit therefore, that this may no| |Before most Americans had given a thought to lead poisoning, a geochemist named Clair Patterson and a passionate doctor, Herb Needleman, were learning just how widespread it was, and how damaging. Their work set the framework for the future examination of man-

They didn't start out as environmental warriors. Clair Patterson was a geochemist focused on determining the age of the Earth. Herbert Needleman was a pediatrician treating inner-city children. But in the chemistry lab and the hospital ward, they met a common enemy: lead. It was literally everywhere-in gasoline and paint, of course, but also in water pipes and food cans, toothpaste tubes and toys, ceramics and cosmetics, jewelry and batteries. Though few people worried a...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Toxic Truth: A Scientist, a Doctor, and the Battle over Lead   |  Lydia Denworth. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.

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