Dying from dioxin : a citizen's guide to reclaiming our health and rebuilding democracy
- Title
- Dying from dioxin : a citizen's guide to reclaiming our health and rebuilding democracy / by Lois Marie Gibbs and the Citizens Clearinghouse of Hazardous Waste.
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- Boston, MA : South End Press, [1995], ©1995.
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- Description
- xxxii, 361 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Subject
- Contents
- About CCHW -- The History of Dioxin Exposure -- Introduction: The Politics of Dioxin -- Pt. 1. The Science of Dioxin. Ch. 1. The Toxicity of Dioxin. Ch. 2. What Is Dioxin? Ch. 3. Where Dioxin Comes From. Ch. 4. Dioxin Inside Our Bodies. Ch. 5. How Much Dioxin Are We Getting? Ch. 6. Dioxin and the Immune System. Ch. 7. Dioxin and Cancer. Ch. 8. Dioxin and Reproduction. Ch. 9. Other Health Effects -- Pt. 2. Organizing. Ch. 10. Organizing to Stop the Poisoning. Ch. 11. People Changing to Change the World. Ch. 12. The Basics of Organizing. Ch. 13. Building a Coalition. Ch. 14. How To Be a Dioxin Detective. Ch. 15. Direct Organizing Strategies. Ch. 16. Indirect Organizing Strategies. Ch. 17. What To Expect From Industry. Ch. 18. Bruce, Martha and the Vandellas, Felix, Dioxin, and You. Appendix A: The Chemistry of Dioxin and Dioxin-like Substances -- Appendix B: Conversion Charts -- Appendix C: Sample Bad Boy Ordinance --
- Appendix D: Principles Of Environmental Justice -- Appendix E: Sample Good Neighbor Agreement -- Appendix F: Sample Dioxin Resolution -- About South End Press.
- Owning institution
- Columbia University Libraries
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-348) and index.