Lead wars : the politics of science and the fate of America's children / Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner.

Author/creator Markowitz, Gerald E.
Other author Rosner, David, 1947-
Other author Milbank Memorial Fund.
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press ; New York : Milbank Memorial Fund, ©2013.
Descriptionxxii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesCalifornia/Milbank books on health and the public ; 24
California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 24. ^A586321
Contents From personal tragedy to public health crisis -- Peeling the onion : new layers of the lead problem -- The contentious meaning of low-level exposures -- The rise of public health pragmatism -- Controlled poison -- Research on trial -- Lead poisoning and the courts -- A plague on all our houses.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012042916
ISBN9780520273252 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0520273257 (cloth : alk. paper)