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008			181105s2018 paua ob 001 0 eng d
040			_aNT _beng _erda _epn _cNT _dNT _dTEFOD _dJSTOR
020			_a9780822986232 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
050	0	4	_aTD179 _b.I548 2018
049			_aMAIN
245	1	0	_aInevitably toxic : _bhistorical perspectives on contamination, exposure and expertise / _cedited by Brinda Sarathy, Vivien Hamilton and Janet Farrell Brodie.
260			_aPittsburgh, Pa. : _bUniversity of Pittsburgh Press, _c(c)2018.
300			_a1 online resource (x, 317 pages) : _billustrations.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
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520	0		_a"Not a day goes by that humans aren't exposed to toxins in our environment--be it at home, in the car, or workplace. But what about those toxic places and items that aren't marked? Why are we warned about some toxic spaces' substances and not others? The essays in Inevitably Toxic consider the exposure of bodies in the United States, Canada and Japan to radiation, industrial waste, and pesticides. Research shows that appeals to uncertainty have led to social inaction even when evidence, e.g. the link between carbon emissions and global warming, stares us in the face. In some cases, influential scientists, engineers and doctors have deliberately "manufactured doubt" and uncertainty but as the essays in this collection show, there is often no deliberate deception. We tend to think that if we can't see contamination and experts deem it safe, then we are okay. Yet, having knowledge about the uncertainty behind expert claims can awaken us from a false sense of security and alert us to decisions and practices that may in fact cause harm."--Amazon.com
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650		0	_aPollution _xHistory.
650		0	_aRadiation _xHistory.
650		0	_aFactory and trade waste _xHistory.
650		0	_aPesticides _xEnvironmental aspects.
650		0	_aPollutants.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
700	1		_aSarathy, Brinda, _e5
700	1		_aHamilton, Vivien, _e5
700	1		_aBrodie, Janet Farrell, _e5
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1917728&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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994			_a92 _bNT
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell