Inevitably toxic historical perspectives on contamination, exposure, and expertise / edited by Brinda Sarathy, Vivien Hamilton, and Janet Farrell Brodie.
| Other author | Sarathy, Brinda. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2018] |
| Description | x, 317 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Intersections: environment, science, technology |
| Contents | Radiation x-ray protection in American hospitals / Vivien Hamilton -- Contested knowledge : the Trinity test radiation studies / Janet Farrell Brodie -- Crossroads in San Francisco : The Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory and its afterlives / Lindsey Dillon -- Born opaque : investigating the nuclear accident at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory / William Palmer -- Industrial toxins -- Making way for industrial waste : water pollution control in Southern California, 1947-1955 / Brinda Sarathy -- Processing the past into your future : uncovering the hidden consequences of industrial development in the West Texas Petrochemical Industry / Sarah Stanford-McIntyre -- Vast, incredible damage : herbicides and the U.S. Forest Service / James G. Lewis and Char Miller -- Neighborhood oil drilling and environmental justice in Los Angeles / Bhavna Shamasunder -- Community contestation, expanding expertise -- Atomic bomb survivors, medical experts, and the endlessness of radiation illness / Naoko Wake -- On sovereignty, deficits, and dump fires : risk governance in an Arctic "Dumpcano" / Alexander Zahara |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018054771 |
| ISBN | 9780822945314 (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |