Diamond: A Struggle for Environmental Justice in Louisiana's Chemical Corridor

by Steve Lerner

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For years, the residents of Diamond, Louisiana, lived with an inescapable acrid, metallic smell -- the "toxic bouquet" of pollution -- and a mysterious chemical fog that seeped into their houses. They looked out on the massive Norco Industrial Complex: a maze of pipelines, stacks topped by flares burning off excess gas, and huge oil tankers moving up the Mississippi. They experienced headaches, stinging eyes, allergies, asthma, and other respiratory...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0262122731

ISBN13:9780262122733

Release Date:January 2004

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:328 Pages

Weight:1.30 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"

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