How to sell a poison : the rise, fall, and toxic return of DDT
Record details
- ISBN: 9781645036746
- ISBN: 164503674X
- ISBN: 9781645036753
-
Physical Description:
print
viii, 388 pages ; 25 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Bold Type Books, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-372) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: Fish for the table -- Not too much -- Polio city -- Flies -- Production -- Economic poisons -- Virus X -- Poisoned in our own homes -- Medical standing -- Delaney's clause -- Mosquitoes -- Don't call it a poison -- The poison book -- Poisoned in the fields -- A ban -- The birds -- Tobacco -- The hearings -- Destruction -- The ban -- Triana -- Assessing risk -- Settling -- Hand-me-down poisons -- Nested study -- Disruption -- Delaney falls -- Bring back DDT -- Timing makes the poison -- Epilogue. |
Search for related items by subject
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Homer Public Library | 632.9517 CON (Text) | 000165040 | Nonfiction | Available | - |