Whitewash : the story of a weed killer, cancer, and the corruption of science / Carey Gillam.
Gillam, Carey, author.
2017
HD9651.9.M6 G45 2017eb
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Title Whitewash : the story of a weed killer, cancer, and the corruption of science / Carey Gillam.
Author Gillam, Carey, author.
ISBN 9781610918336 (electronic book)
1610918339 (electronic book)
9781610918329
1610918320
Published Washington, DC : Island Press, [2017]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xiv, 305 pages)
Call Number HD9651.9.M6 G45 2017eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 631.584 GILLAM 2017
Summary It's the pesticide on our dinner plates, a chemical so pervasive it's in the air we breathe, our water, our soil, and even found increasingly in our own bodies. Known as Monsanto's Roundup by consumers, and as glyphosate by scientists, the world's most popular weed killer is used everywhere from backyard gardens to golf courses to millions of acres of farmland. For decades it's been touted as safe enough to drink, but a growing body of evidence indicates just the opposite, with research tying the chemical to cancers and a host of other health threats. In Whitewash, veteran journalist Carey Gillam uncovers one of the most controversial stories in the history of food and agriculture, exposing new evidence of corporate influence. Gillam introduces readers to farm families devastated by cancers which they believe are caused by the chemical, and to scientists whose reputations have been smeared for publishing research that contradicted business interests. Readers learn about the arm-twisting of regulators who signed off on the chemical, echoing company assurances of safety even as they permitted higher residues of the pesticide in food and skipped compliance tests. And, in startling detail, Gillam reveals secret industry communications that pull back the curtain on corporate efforts to manipulate public perception. Whitewash is more than an exposé about the hazards of one chemical or even the influence of one company. It's a story of power, politics, and the deadly consequences of putting corporate interests ahead of public safety.--AMAZON.
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Introduction : A silent stalker
What killed Jack McCall?
An award-winning discovery
The "roundup ready" rollout
Weed killer for breakfast
Under the microscope
Spinning the science
A poisoned paradise
Angst in Argentina
Uproar in Europe
When weeds don't die, but butterflies do
Under the influence
Seeking solutions.

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