MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01611cam a2200289 a 4500
001 2009007814
003 DLC
005 20110408083346.0
008 090223s2009 ctua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009007814
020 $a9780300110371 (cloth : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aGE140$b.W365 2009
082 00 $a363.7$222
100 1 $aWargo, John,$d1950-
245 10 $aGreen intelligence :$bcreating environments that protect human health /$cJohn Wargo.
260 $aNew Haven, Conn. :$bYale University Press,$cc2009.
300 $axxii, 371 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 305-356) and index.
505 0 $aThe legacy of nuclear testing -- Perfecting the art of terror -- The strontium-90 odyssey -- Experiments on humans -- Nuclear accidents -- Training for war, while wasting nature -- Sowing seeds of protest -- Ravaging landscapes and seacoasts -- Mercury -- Wasteland or wilderness? -- The business of pesticides -- Capitalizing on innocence -- Without warning -- The ddt dilemma -- What is acceptable risk? -- Breathing toxic air -- Airborne menace -- Who is most at risk? -- The trouble with diesel -- Lessons learned and emerging threats -- Forgotten lessons -- The quiet revolution in plastics -- Green intelligence -- Epilogue: taking personal control.
650 0 $aEnvironmental quality.
650 0 $aEnvironmental degradation.
650 0 $aEnvironmental policy.
650 0 $aNuclear accidents$xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 $aAir pollution.
650 0 $aWater pollution.
650 0 $aPesticides$xEnvironmental aspects.