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They poisoned the world : life and death in the age of forever chemicals  Cover Image Book Book

They poisoned the world : life and death in the age of forever chemicals / Mariah Blake.

Blake, Mariah, (author.).

Summary:

"A landmark investigation of the chemical industry's decades-long campaign to hide the devastating effects of "forever chemicals," told through the story of a small town on the frontline of an epic public health crisis"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1524760099
  • ISBN: 9781524760090
  • Physical Description: xvii, 296 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Crown, [2025]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-280) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
A Bump in the Road -- Teflon town -- Lucifer's gas -- Exile to Devil's Island -- A catch-22 -- Biological dynamite -- Blood secrets -- The tipping point -- Welcome to beautiful Parkersburg, West Virginia -- A rock in the machine -- "They poisoned the world" -- The reckoning -- Cloud nine -- Dirty water, dirty deal -- Accidental activists -- What-ifs and worst-case scenarios -- Wall of resistance -- Victory -- To the ends of the world -- Epilogue.
Subject: Chemical industry > Environmental aspects > New York (State) > Hoosick Falls > Case studies.
Contamination (Technology) > New York (State) > Hoosick Falls > Case studies.
Environmental health > New York (State) > Hoosick Falls > Case studies.
Perfluorinated chemicals > Health aspects > New York (State) > Hoosick Falls > Case studies.
Water > Pollution > Toxicology > New York (State) > Hoosick Falls > Case studies.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sage Library System.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Baker County Library 615.902 .B636t 2025 (Text) 37814003706513 NON-FICTION - NEW Reshelving -


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