A terrible thing to waste : environmental racism and its assault on the American mind /

From injuries caused by lead poisoning to the devastating effects of atmospheric pollution, infectious disease and industrial waste, Americans of color are harmed by environmental hazards in staggeringly disproportionate numbers. This systemic onslaught of toxic exposure and institutional negligence...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Washington, Harriet A. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Little, Brown Spark, [2019]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Environmental justice > United States. Racism > United States > History. United States > Environmental conditions > Social aspects. Intelligence levels > United States. Intelligence levels > Social aspects > United States. MEDICAL / Public Health. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: IQ matters
Part I: Color-coded intelligence? The prism of race : how politics shroud the truth about our nation's IQ
Part II: The brain thieves. The lead age : heavy metals, low IQs
Poisoned world : the racial gradient of environmental neurotoxins
Prenatal policies : protecting the developing brain
Bugs in the system : how microbes sap U.S. intelligence
Part III: Mission possible : how to bolster the nation's IQ. Taking the cure : what can you do, now?
A wonderful thing to save : how communities can unite to preserve brainpower
Glossary
List of known chemical brain drainers.