Sullivan, Marianne,  1970- <br/><br/>
Tainted earth :  smelters, public health, and the environment / 
Marianne Sullivan. 
 - New Brunswick, N.J. :  Rutgers University Press,  (c)2014. 
 - 1 online resource (xii, 238 pages) :  illustrations, maps. 
 - Critical issues in health and medicine .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>The Tacoma Smelter --  City of destiny, city of smoke --  Uncovering a crisis in El Paso --  Bunker Hill --  Tacoma : a disaster is discovered --  A carcinogenic threat --  Sacrificed. 
<br/><br/> Thoroughly grounded in extensive archival research, Tainted Earth traces the rise of public health concerns about nonferrous smelting in the western United States, focusing on three major facilities: Tacoma, Washington; El Paso, Texas; and Bunker Hill, Idaho. It documents the response from community residents, public health scientists, the industry, and the government to pollution from smelters and the long road to protecting public health and the environment. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813562803 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Pollution--Texas.<br/>Pollution--Idaho.<br/>Pollution--Washington (State)<br/>Environmental Pollution--history.<br/>Environmental Pollution--adverse effects.<br/>Industrial Waste--adverse effects.<br/>History, 20th Century.<br/>Extraction and Processing Industry.<br/>Carcinogens, Environmental--toxicity.<br/>Carcinogens, Environmental--Toxicity--Idaho.<br/>Carcinogens, Environmental--Toxicity--Texas.<br/>Carcinogens, Environmental--Toxicity--Washington.<br/>Environmental pollution--Adverse effects--Idaho.<br/>Environmental pollution--Adverse effects--Texas.<br/>Environmental pollution--Adverse effects--Washington.<br/>Environmental pollution--History.--Idaho<br/>Environmental pollution--History.--Texas<br/>Environmental pollution--History--Washington.<br/>Extraction and processing industry--Idaho.<br/>Extraction and processing industry--Texas.<br/>Extraction and processing industry--Washington.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA576  / .T356 2014