TY  - BOOK
AB  - Almost everything we encounter--from soap to soup cans and 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--from manufacturing breakthroughs to policy decisions to political pressure to the demands of popular culture. While chemical advances have helped raise our standard of living, making our lives easier and safer in many ways, there are costs to these conveniences that chemical companies would rather consumers never knew about. Baker draws back the curtain on this untold impact and assesses where we go from here.--From publisher description.
AU  - Baker, Nena,
CN  - RA1213
CN  - RA1213
CY  - New York :
DA  - 2008.
ET  - 1st ed.
ID  - 324567
KW  - Toxicology
KW  - Environmental toxicology
LK  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0809/2008002838-b.html
LK  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0809/2008002838-d.html
N2  - Almost everything we encounter--from soap to soup cans and 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--from manufacturing breakthroughs to policy decisions to political pressure to the demands of popular culture. While chemical advances have helped raise our standard of living, making our lives easier and safer in many ways, there are costs to these conveniences that chemical companies would rather consumers never knew about. Baker draws back the curtain on this untold impact and assesses where we go from here.--From publisher description.
PB  - North Point Press,
PP  - New York :
PY  - 2008.
SN  - 9780865477070 (alk. paper)
SN  - 0865477078 (alk. paper)
T1  - The body toxic :how the hazardous chemistry of everyday things threatens our health and well-being /
TI  - The body toxic :how the hazardous chemistry of everyday things threatens our health and well-being /
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0809/2008002838-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0809/2008002838-d.html
ER  -