Old Paint - A Medical History of Childhood Lead-paint Poisoning in the United States to 1980 (Hardcover)

In the early twentieth century lead had many domestic uses: in solder for cans, as a gasoline additive to prevent ""knocking"" in engines, in water pipes, and, most prominently, in interior paint prized for its durability and ability to hold color. Far from being the toxic hazard we recognize today, lead was a valuable commodity. However, by the end of the century, lead had largely disappeared from our environment as physicians discovered the threat it posed to children's health and mental development. Old Paint documents the history of lead-paint poisoning in the United States and the evolving responses of public health officials and the lead-paint industry to this hazard up to 1980, by which time lead had been banned from gasoline and paint. Peter C. English traces lead poisoning from a rare, but acute problem confined to a small group of children to the discovery by the end of the 1940s of the dangers of the crumbling lead-painted interiors of inner-city dwellings. He draws on a wide range of primary materials not only to illuminate our understanding of how this health hazard changed over time, but also to explore how diseases are constructed and evolve.

General

Imprint:	Rutgers University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2001
First published:	September 2001
Authors:	Peter C. English
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-8135-2987-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pharmacology > Medical toxicology Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > Industrial chemistry > Pigments, dyestuffs & paint technology > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-8135-2987-5
Barcode:	9780813529875

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