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Loading... Hazardous Chemicals: Agents of Risk and Change, 1800-2000 (Environment in History: International Perspectives)by Ernst Homburg
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Although poisonous substances have been a hazard for the whole of human history, it is only with the development and large-scale production of new chemical substances over the last two centuries that toxic, manmade pollutants have become such a varied and widespread danger. Covering a host of both notorious and little-known chemicals, the chapters in this collection investigate the emergence of specific toxic, pathogenic, carcinogenic, and ecologically harmful chemicals as well as the scientific, cultural and legislative responses they have prompted. Each study situates chemical hazards in a long-term and transnational framework and demonstrates the importance of considering both the natural and the social contexts in which their histories have unfolded. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)363.1709Social sciences Social problems and services; associations Other social problems and services Public safety programs Hazardous materialsLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |