Sacrifice Zones: The Front Lines of Toxic Chemical Exposure in the United States

by Steve Lerner

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"I just got mad. I couldn't breathe in my own house." -Ruth Reed, a resident of Ocala, Florida, who lives next door to a Royal Oak Charcoal factory Across the United States, thousands of people, most of them in low-income or minority communities, live next to heavily polluting industrial sites. Many of them, like Ruth Reed, reach a point at which they say "Enough is enough." After living for years with poisoned air and water, contaminated soil, and...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0262014408

ISBN13:9780262014403

Release Date:January 2010

Publisher:MIT Press (MA)

Length:346 Pages

Weight:1.45 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.2" x 9.5"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Basic Sciences Earth Sciences Economic Conditions Economics Environmental Science Environmental Studies Pharmacology Political Economy Political Science Politics & Government

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