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Chemicals

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Chapter 1: What threats do chemicals pose to the environment and public health? There are too many unregulated chemicals in everyday life / Melinda Burns -- Americans cannot be paralyzed by fear when it comes to chemical exposure / Julie Gunlock -- Both rich and poor communities are affected by toxic chemical exposure / Danielle Kurtzleben -- Toxic chemical exposure disproportionately impacts low-income communities / James Hamblin -- Chapter 2: What can lead to dangerous levels of toxic chemical exposure? E-cigarettes may benefit smokers and public health / Sally Satel -- Flame-retardant chemicals are a public health threat / Elizabeth Grossman -- Pharmaceutical drugs are polluting water and adversely affecting wildlife / Harvard Health Letter -- Many common cosmetics contain toxins and may be a threat to public health / Linda Sharps -- Chapter 3: How are chemicals endangering the water and food supply? How safe is our drinking water? / James Salzman -- The use of chemical pesticides endangers wildlife and the environment / Sonia Shah -- Chemicals involved in fracking are a public health risk / Sandy Dechert -- Fracking is not a public health risk / Nicolas D. Loris -- The chemical dispersants used in oil spills are toxic / Jacqueline Savitz -- The use of chemical dispersants to treat oil spills involves environmental trade-offs / David Westerholm -- Chapter 4: How should the government protect Americans from toxic chemicals? A truly toxic issue / Sadhbh Walshe -- The US government should not rush to ban chemicals / Jon Entine -- The Chemical Safety Improvement Act should be passed / Linda Fisher -- The Chemical Safety Improvement Act should not be passed / Andy Igrejas -- Bisphenol A (BPA) should be banned / Karl Grossman -- Bisphenol A (BPA) should not be banned / Angela Logomasini -- Regulations on chemical production and storage should be tightened / John Deans and Richard Moore.

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SERIES
Opposing viewpoints series.



PUBLISHED
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2015]
Year Published: 2015
Description: 240 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780737772494
0737772492

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Haerens, Margaret,

SUBJECTS
Pollution -- Environmental aspects.
Hazardous substances.
Pollutants.