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Toxic Chemicals in America [2 volumes] - Controversies in Human and Environmental Health (Hardcover)
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Toxic Chemicals in America [2 volumes] - Controversies in Human and Environmental Health (Hardcover)
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This one-stop resource is ideal for understanding the extent to
which toxic chemicals are used in U.S. industry and
agriculture-impacting public health and the environment through
everything from industrial solvents to children's toys. Every year,
about 4 billion pounds of toxic chemicals are generated and
released by U.S. industries. Do these chemicals pose a potential
health threat to American families, including vulnerable groups
like children and the elderly? Is their manufacture and use
adequately regulated to protect both human and environmental
health? Is the Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, signed in
June 2016 by President Barack Obama with bipartisan support, truly
the first major overhaul of toxic chemical regulation in 40 years
to put human health first, as its supporters asserted? Or is it a
fatally flawed bill that does the bidding of industry by
undermining strong state environmental and public health laws, as
some detractors claim? This two-volume set addresses all of those
questions. Moreover, it presents and examines arguments marshaled
by business interests, community leaders, scientists, activists,
and lawmakers alike. It thus provides users with the information
they need to accurately assess the impacts-pro and con-that
industrial chemicals are having in shaping the world in which we
work, eat, drink, breathe, and play. Approximately 300 encyclopedia
entries on toxic chemicals in the United States, including
product/commercial uses, laws and regulations governing their use,
environmental and human health risks, types of contamination, and
notable events and individuals Chronology of major events in the
development and regulation of toxic chemicals in the U.S.
Authoritative and objective analysis of the risks and benefits of
chemicals in modern society Perspectives of chemical industry and
related businesses, environmental and public health advocacy
organizations, and lawmakers from across the political spectrum
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