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Item Details
Title:
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CHEMICAL ALERT!
A COMMUNITY ACTION HANDBOOK |
By: |
Marvin S. Legator (Editor), Sabrina F. Strawn (Editor) |
Format: |
Paperback |

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£19.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0292746768 |
ISBN 13: |
9780292746763 |
Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESS |
Pub. date: |
30 November, 1992 |
Pages: |
254 |
Synopsis: |
In the 1978 Love Canal toxic waste crisis, concerned citizens "did a far better job of evaluating the health of the community than did the professionals of the New York Health Department," asserts Marvin Legator. In Chemical Alert! A Community Action Handbook, he and coeditor Sabrina Strawn offer a step-by-step guide that can be used by any lay person or citizens' group to determine whether a health risk exists in their area.Writing for the general reader with no scientific expertise, environmental, medical, and legal professionals instruct communities on the organizational and investigative techniques that will produce a valid, scientific case study. With these tools, citizens living near petrochemical plants or waste disposal areas-or who may have simply noticed a high incidence of certain health problems in their community-can determine for themselves whether a problem really exists and seek remediation. Given the reality that government agencies often lack the resources-or the will-to detect health hazards before they affect a community, an informed citizenry should be its own best environmental watchdog. |
Illustrations: |
7 line drawings, 33 tables |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
University of Texas Press |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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