Chemicals without harm : policies for a sustainable world /
Today, there are thousands of synthetic chemicals used to make our clothing, cosmetics, household products, electronic devices, even our children's toys. Many of these chemicals help us live longer and more comfortable lives, but some of these highly useful chemicals are also persistent, toxic,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England :
The MIT Press,
[2015]
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| Series: | Urban and industrial environments
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Today, there are thousands of synthetic chemicals used to make our clothing, cosmetics, household products, electronic devices, even our children's toys. Many of these chemicals help us live longer and more comfortable lives, but some of these highly useful chemicals are also persistent, toxic, and dangerous to our health and the environment. For fifty years, the conventional approach to hazardous chemicals has focused on regulation, barriers, and protection. In Chemicals without Harm, Ken Geiser proposes a different strategy, based on developing and adopting safer alternatives to hazardous chemicals rather than focusing exclusively on controlling them. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 444 pages) : illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9780262327015 0262327015 |
| DOI: | 10.7551/mitpress/9780262012522.001.0001 |