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Toxic Nation: The Fight to Save Our Communities from Chemical Contamination
Toxic Nation The Fight to Save Our Communities from Chemical Contamination Author:Fred Setterberg, Lonny Shavelson Includes personal accounts of ordinary people fighting the frightening spread of toxic contamination. Each year, 22 billion pounds of toxic chemicals are spewed into our air, water, & soil. The book describes the devastating effects of these chemicals on the lives of people in dozens of communities across America. People who have managed to figh... more »t back, by any means they can, to save their families & their communities. Deals with how our nation contends with its most fundamental problems. It is about the people who have faced the health effects of hazardous wastes head-on, & the democratic uprising engendered by that confrontation. Illustrations.« less