Hazardous Chemicals - Agents of Risk and Change, 1800-2000 (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Environment in History: International Perspectives
Release date:	August 2019
Editors:	Ernst Homburg • Elisabeth Vaupel
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	422
ISBN-13:	978-1-78920-319-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Social impact of environmental issues > General
LSN:	1-78920-319-8
Barcode:	9781789203196

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