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Whitewash - The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science (Paperback)
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Whitewash - The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science (Paperback)
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Rachel Carson Environment Book Award, First Place (2018) IPPY
Outstanding Book of the Year: Most Likely to Save the Planet (2018)
Thorpe Menn Literary Excellence Award (2018) "Reads like a mystery
novel as Gillam skillfully uncovers Monsanto's secretive
strategies." --Erin Brockovich "A damning picture...Gillam expertly
covers a contentious front." --Publishers Weekly "A must-read."
--Booklist "Hard-hitting, eye-opening narrative." --Kirkus It's the
pesticide on our dinner plates, a chemical so pervasive it's in the
air we breathe, our water, our soil, and even found increasingly in
our own bodies. Known as Monsanto's Roundup by consumers, and as
glyphosate by scientists, the world's most popular weed killer is
used everywhere from backyard gardens to golf courses to millions
of acres of farmland. For decades it's been touted as safe enough
to drink, but a growing body of evidence indicates just the
opposite, with research tying the chemical to cancers and a host of
other health threats. In Whitewash, veteran journalist Carey Gillam
uncovers one of the most controversial stories in the history of
food and agriculture, exposing new evidence of corporate influence.
Gillam introduces readers to farm families devastated by cancers
which they believe are caused by the chemical, and to scientists
whose reputations have been smeared for publishing research that
contradicted business interests. Readers learn about the arm
twisting of regulators who signed off on the chemical, echoing
company assurances of safety even as they permitted higher residues
of the pesticide in food and skipped compliance tests. And, in
startling detail, Gillam reveals secret industry communications
that pull back the curtain on corporate efforts to manipulate
public perception. Whitewash is more than an expos about the
hazards of one chemical or even the influence of one company. It's
a story of power, politics, and the deadly consequences of putting
corporate interests ahead of public safety.
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