No Safe Place: Toxic Waste, Leukemia, and Community Action

by Edwin J. Mikkelsen, Phil Brown, Edwin J. Brown, Phil;Mikkelsen

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Toxic waste, contaminated water, cancer clusters--these phrases suggest deception and irresponsibility. But more significantly, they are watchwords for a growing struggle between communities, corporations, and government. In No Safe Place, sociologists, public policy professionals, and activists will learn how residents of Woburn, Massachusetts discovered a childhood leukemia cluster and eventually sued two corporate giants. Their story gives...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520212487

ISBN13:9780520212480

Release Date:October 1997

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:284 Pages

Weight:2.65 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Biological Sciences Biology & Life Sciences Clinical Earth Sciences Ecology Education & Reference Engineering Environment Environmental Science Environmental Studies

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