Bibliograph

Chemical catastrophes, Danielle Haynes

Type

Label

Chemical catastrophes, Danielle Haynes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Chemical catastrophes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

971248184

Responsibility statement

Danielle Haynes

Series statement

Unnatural disasters

Summary

DDT, Agent Orange, and asbestos are just some of the many frightening examples used in this book to illustrate how people s disastrous decisions impact human life. Along with compelling main text and arresting historical photographs, sidebars of harrowing statistics help readers understand the scope of the damage more fully. Each spread also includes a fact box that tells the lasting effects of each disaster and chronicles the legal changes made and not made in the wake of these events. This book concludes with a discussion of what work still needs to be done to reverse and prevent chemical disasters

Table Of Contents

Defining the problem -- A problematic pesticide -- Poison as a weapon -- Explosion in Italy -- Deadly water in Japan -- Toxic mining in Montana -- Air pollution in Russia -- Toxic drinking water in China -- Be an agent for change! -- Glossary

Target audience

juvenile

Classification