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| This selection contains 3 title(s) on 1 page. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 3 |
| ELGIN, DUANE Voluntary Simplicity: An Ecological Lifestyle That Promotes Personal and Social Renewal Bantam Books, 1982. (ISBN: 0553227661) Paperback , 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches. Spine split, although book is still v. much in one piece. Spine otherwise tight and copy clean. Acceptable. USD 7.99 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 | £UK 5 | JP¥ 705] Book number: 005524 Click here to order or inquire at The Recycled Book Shop. | ||
| THORNTON, JOE PandoraS Poison: Chlorine, Health, and a New Environmental Strategy United States, 02 April 2001, The MIT Press, 2001. (ISBN: 0262700840) Paperback , 9 x 5.9 x 1.5 inches. Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly In what may become a landmark book in environmental policy, Thornton articulates a new strategy for eradicating one of the world's most pervasive and dangerous pollutants: organochlorines. Produced from chlorine gas in making plastics, papers, pesticides and other industrial chemicals, organochlorines--like DDT, PCBs and dioxins--now contaminate absolutely every inch of the planet, according to the author, from freshwater fish and polar ice caps to the tissues and milk of the general human population. In this lucid study, Thornton, a research fellow at Columbia University and a former research coordinator for Greenpeace, explains how organochlorines have come to dominate virtually all official and unofficial lists of toxic pollutants, and outlines how industries can replace chlorine gas with safer, economically feasible alternatives. Just as important, he proposes a new strategy for dealing with environmental threats; as his "Ecological Paradigm" shifts the focus from individual chemicals to broad classes of hazardous substances and the industries that produce them, it also emphasizes clean production over pollution control. In so doing, the paradigm recognizes the complexity of natural systems, the limitations of science to predict and diagnose the effects of pollution and the inability of quick technological fixes to prevent the continuing buildup of these compounds around the world. Thornton wisely moves the detailed, scientific support for his arguments to references and a back section of notes, turning the body of his book into a compelling essay that identifies a critical problem, pinpoints its causes and outlines a practicable solution. 21 illus. (Mar.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. From Library Journal The worldwide accumulation of chlorinated organic substances, known as organochlorines, are linked to cancer, immune suppression, infertility, and developmental disorders in humans and severe reproductive, developmental, and immunological impairment in wildlife. Organochlorines originate from the production, use, and disposal of chlorine compounds in chemicals, plastics, paper, metallurgy, water treatment, and other industries. Thornton, a biologist and research fellow at Columbia University's Center for Environmental Research and Conservation and a former research coordinator for Greenpeace, describes the global health hazards posed by organochlorines, the causes and dangers of worldwide organochlorine contamination, and some scientific, political, and societal solutions to implement before it is too late. He presents a "risk paradigm" claiming that current strategies for managing, investigating, and disposing of organochlorines have failed. Thornton offers a safer and environmentally sound alternative based upon the principle of "clean production" using chlorine-free technologies. An eye-opener; recommended for all collections. -Irwin Weintraub, Brooklyn Coll. Lib. NY Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Very Good. USD 11.99 [Appr.: EURO 8 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1058] Book number: 022166 Click here to order or inquire at The Recycled Book Shop. | ||
| WILLIAMS, TERRY TEMPEST Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place Vintage, 1992. (ISBN: 0679740244) Paperback , 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches. The only constants in nature are change and death. Terry Tempest Williams, a naturalist and writer from northern Utah, has seen her share of both. The pages of Refuge resound with the deaths of her mother and grandmother and other women from cancer, the result of the American government's ongoing nuclear-weapons tests in the nearby Nevada desert. You won't find the episode in the standard history textbooks; the Feds wouldn't admit to conducting the tests until women and men in Utah, Nevada, and northwestern Arizona took the matter to court in the mid-1980s, and by then thousands of Americans had fallen victim to official technology. Parallel to her account of this devastation, Williams describes changes in bird life at the sanctuaries dotting the shores of the Great Salt Lake as water levels rose during the unusually wet early 1980s and threatened the nesting grounds of dozens of species. In this world of shattered eggs and drowned shorebirds, Williams reckons with the meaning of life, alternating despair and joy. Very Good. USD 10.99 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 | £UK 6.75 | JP¥ 970] Book number: 019746 Click here to order or inquire at The Recycled Book Shop. |
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