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Toms River : a story of science and salvation /

Recounts the decades-long saga of the New Jersey seaside town plagued by childhood cancers caused by air and water pollution due to the indiscriminate dumping of toxic chemicals.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fagin, Dan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bantam Books, [2013]
Subjects:
Drinking water > Contamination > Health aspects > New Jersey > Toms River Watershed.
Cancer > New Jersey > Toms River Watershed.
Groundwater > Pollution > Health aspects > New Jersey > Toms River Watershed.
Water quality > New Jersey > Toms River Watershed.
Drinking water > Contamination > Health aspects > Toms River Region.
Cancer > Toms River Region.
Groundwater > Pollution > Health aspects > Toms River Region.
Toms River Watershed (N.J.) > Environmental conditions.
Description
Summary:Recounts the decades-long saga of the New Jersey seaside town plagued by childhood cancers caused by air and water pollution due to the indiscriminate dumping of toxic chemicals.
Physical Description:xv, 538 pages : map ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780553806533
055380653X