Evolution in a Toxic World: How Life Responds to Chemical Threats
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With BPA in baby bottles, mercury in fish, and lead in computer monitors, the world has become a toxic place. But as Emily Monosson demonstrates in her groundbreaking new book, it has always been toxic. When oxygen first developed in Earth's atmosphere, it threatened the very existence of life: now we literally can't live without it. According to Monosson, examining how life adapted to such early threats can teach us a great deal about today's (and...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:159726976X
ISBN13:9781597269766
Release Date:March 2012
Publisher:Island Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:1.08 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 9.1"
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