Toxics A to Z: A Guide to Everyday Pollution Hazards

by John Harte, Richard Schneider, Cheryl Holdren

Toxics A to Z features and alphabetical listing of over 100 toxics, identifying . . .
What they are
How they are measured
Where they are found
The symptoms of exposure
What their known risks are
How we can lessen or avoid those risks


An easy-to-use Cross-Reference Guide to help readers identify toxics in 18 major groups, including indoor and outdoor air pollutants, household items, and lawn and garden products
A glossary of terms, explanation of abbreviations, and listing of sources for further help and information

Genres: Reference

498 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1991

About the author

John Harte (born July 8, 1939) is an ecologist and Professor of the Graduate School in the Energy and Resources Group at the University of California at Berkeley and an elected Fellow of the American Physical Society. His work includes investigation into a maximum entropy theory of ecology and long-term experiments on the effects of climate change on alpine ecology.

Source: Wikipedia

Reviews

[Jenny Tibbetts · Rating 4 out of 5]

It really is an encyclopedia of wealth. Some of the information or scientific facts were out dated in this book, but on the flip side some of the facts are no longer discussed among the toxicologist and environmentalist communities.

Environmental hot topics now days focus mainly on what liability spells out, or what is effecting the general public the most at the given moment. That's why going back in time and reading environmental 101 books like this from the 90's helps me to keep track of all the pieces of the puzzle so to speak, unless I want to rely on the good faith of the big manufacturing and Chemical industries to educate me out of the goodness of their hearts.

I found that reading environmental books from different eras going back to the turn of the century really helps to understand Environmental science to a T! In this respect this book as proven to be very instrumental.

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

A reference book for everyone