Toxic Truth
A Scientist, a Doctor, and the Battle over Lead
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- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
19 July 2018
Summary
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 about it at the time, l…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780807000335 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0807000337 |
| Author: | Lydia Denworth |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press |
| Imprint: | Beacon Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 19 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 380g |
| Dimensions: | 227mm x 155mm |
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About The Author
Lydia Denworth
Lydia Denworth is a former Newsweek reporter and People bureau chief. Her writing on science, education, and other social issues has appeared in the New York Times , Redbook , Health , and other publications. She is the author of two books, I Can Hear You Whisper: An Intimate Journey through the Science of Sound and Language and Toxic Truth: A Scientist, a Doctor, and the Battle over Lead . Visit her online at lydiadenworth.com
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