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Pick Your Poison de Monona Rossol

Pick Your Poison

Autor Monona Rossol
en Limba Engleză Hardback – feb 2011

Relevanța lucrării Pick Your Poison este critică pentru specialiștii în sănătate publică, igienă industrială și pentru oricine este responsabil de siguranța mediului de lucru sau de acasă. Într-o perioadă în care certificările de tip „eco” abundă, Monona Rossol oferă o analiză tehnică riguroasă asupra modului în care lipsa de supraveghere guvernamentală în SUA a permis acumularea toxinelor în corpul uman. Considerăm că forța acestui volum rezidă în capacitatea autoarei de a demonta miturile etichetării comerciale, explicând de ce termenul „nontoxic” înseamnă adesea doar „netestat”. Ca alternativă la Chemicals de Margaret Haerens pentru cursurile de politici publice și etică industrială, lucrarea de față are avantajul unei perspective de insider, venind din partea unui chimist care înțelege exact compoziția detergenților, vopselelor și produselor cosmetice. În timp ce alte titluri se concentrează pe dezbateri teoretice, Rossol trece de la holurile puterii direct sub chiuveta cititorului, oferind un context factual despre eșecul reglementărilor actuale. Structura cărții urmărește o progresie logică, de la impactul biologic al chimicalelor asupra organismului (diabet, cancer), până la analize specifice pe categorii de produse: materiale de artă, produse de curățenie „verzi” și purificatoare de aer. Capitolele finale sunt esențiale pentru educația consumatorului, oferind instrucțiuni despre cum se evaluează corect o Fișă cu Date de Securitate (MSDS) și propunând un plan de acțiune în treisprezece pași pentru reducerea expunerii. Tonul este unul informat și incisiv, transformând o temă aridă într-o lectură necesară pentru înțelegerea riscurilor chimice moderne.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780470550915
ISBN-10: 0470550910
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 164 x 244 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Editura: Turner Publishing Company
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States

Public țintă

Successful books on the way we′re poisoning ourselves come in two flavors:  exposes and shopping guides.  This is an expose, explaining all the ways chemical companies and the federal government have turned a blind eye to all the ways we may be harmed by the things we own. She does include information on how to make better choices as a consumer, but this book wouldn′t be helpful to bring with you to the Home Depot or the drug store.

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte celor care doresc să înțeleagă realitatea din spatele etichetelor de marketing. Cititorul câștigă o capacitate critică de a evalua produsele de uz casnic, învățând să identifice pericolele ascunse în obiecte banale, de la jucării la produse cosmetice. Este un ghid esențial pentru siguranța familiei, scris de un expert care oferă soluții practice, nu doar semnale de alarmă, pentru a naviga într-o lume saturată de substanțe sintetice.

Despre autor

Monona Rossol este chimist, artist și specialist în igienă industrială, cu o carieră de peste trei decenii dedicată pericolelor din artele vizuale și spectacol. Este fondatoarea Arts, Crafts, and Theater Safety (ACTS), o organizație non-profit din New York care oferă servicii de consultanță în domeniul sănătății și siguranței ocupaționale. Expertiza sa vastă în chimia materialelor o poziționează ca o voce autorizată în demascarea practicilor industriale nesigure, fiind recunoscută pentru eforturile sale de a educa publicul și profesioniștii cu privire la riscurile expunerii chimice.

Descriere scurtă

How the chemicals in everyday products are killing us—and what the government is not doing about it Did you know that "nontoxic" usually means "never tested"? Or that many green cleaners are good for the environment but terrible for you? Chemist and activist Monona Rossol goes from under your sink to the halls of the powerful, tracing America’s love affair with chemicals that kill, explaining how much worse the problem has gotten in the last decade. Shocking and appalling and completely reckless—that’s how she describes the current prevalence of harmful chemicals in our everyday lives. Scientists have started linking our increased rates of cancer, autism, obesity, and asthma (among others) to chemical exposure and Rossol points the finger directly at the companies and executives making millions of dollars by polluting our environment and introducing toxic chemicals into our bodies. She chronicles how everyday toxins get into our bodies and accumulate over time and provides us with inspiration to make changes at the checkout lines. She also explains that Americans are not nearly as well protected by our government as we might think we are. Unlike the European Union, the United States allows chemical companies to produce toxins for use in U.S. consumer products with little to no oversight. While her tone is wry and entertaining, she’s also well informed, and her fact–filled treatise makes for absolutely terrifying reading. Includes surprising explanations about the chemicals in furniture, detergents, paints, makeup, toys, spray cleaners, ionic air purifiers, art supplies, and more Reveals how many eco–friendly products are good for the environment but bad for your health Exposes the truth about government regulations, product testing, and labeling, including why terms such as "nontoxic" (which often means "never tested"), "hypoallergenic," and "FDA–approved" can be misleading Offers practical ways to reduce your exposure and protect yourself and your family If you’re alarmed by the health risks of the many hazardous chemicals we encounter at home, work, and school, don’t get frightened, get informed. Read Pick Your Poison to learn the facts and find out what you can do about the daily onslaught of toxins that are making lab rats of us all.

Descriere

"From her own art studio to Broadway to her own home and kitchen, Monona Rossol takes you on a journey into the toxic reality we inhabit, and which inhabits us. This is a tough topic to treat with a light touch, but Rossol pulls it off—along with tips for avoiding the most potent threats to your health."—Mark Schapiroauthor of Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What′s at Stake for American Power Everyone on the planet has already been exposed to low doses of toxic chemicals, from the womb to the tomb, says industrial chemist Monona Rossol. In Pick Your Poison, she explains that no one anywhere on earth is born without a bodily burden of DDT, PCBs, dioxins, and more. The world′s mothers provide the chemicals to their babies from what is already in their own bodies′ fat and bones. Even babies born on South Sea Islands or in the frozen wilds of Canada have toxic chemicals in their littlebodies. In fact, these populations usually have higher levels of toxins because the mothers eat fish and marine mammals that are now highly contaminated worldwide. Could this be related to the ever–escalating rates of chronic diseases and cancer, including skyrocketing rates among children? If so, how will we ever know? The majority of the hundred thousand chemicals we find in industrial and commercial products have never even had basic testing for chronic toxicity and carcinogeniceffects. Industries don′t want to spend the money for these tests, and our government doesn′t require them. Pick Your Poison provides an urgently needed road map for how you can work to change our laws, change our corporate culture, and change the way you shop to protect yourself and your loved ones.

Cuprins

Preface. 1 Your Body is a Chemistry Experiment: Have We Given Ourselves Diabetes, Autism, and Cancer? 2 Dying for Your (Child’s) Art: Why Nontoxic Doesn’t Mean “Not Toxic”. 3 Calling a Product Green Doesn’t Make it Stop Being Poison: The Chemical Substitution Game. 4 All–Natural Doesn’t Mean Safe, Either: Mother Nature Is Out to Get You. 5 Why Not Just Use Soap?: You versus the Environment. 6 Of Wall Paint and Face Paint: How Labels Can Mislead You. 7 You Have the Right to Know: How the MSDS Can Help You Protect Yourself (When No One Else Will). 8 Your Air Filter May Be Polluting Your Air: Understanding Chemical Exposure. 9 Silver Socks Rocked by Toxic Shocker! Our Weak Worker and Consumer Protection Laws. 10 Chemicals Known to the state of California A Political Action Plan. 11 Don’t Drive Yourself Crazy: Thirteen Reasonable Ways to Change Today. Acknowledgments. Appendix A: Detergent Additives. Appendix B: Evaluating The Material safety Data Sheet.   Appendix C: New York Disclosure Amendment. Notes. Index.

Notă biografică

MONONA ROSSOL , an industrial hygienist, divides her time between inspecting work sites, training workers, and delivering expert testimony in court cases involving chemical exposure. She is the President and founder of Arts, Crafts and Theater Safety, Inc., and a regular guest on the Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC. She has lectured and consulted in the United States, Canada, Australia, England, Mexico, and Portugal.