Toxic Sandbox The Truth about Environmental Toxins and Our Children's Health

Name: Toxic Sandbox The Truth about Environmental Toxins and Our Children's Health
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ISBN: 9780399533631

ISBN-10: 039953363X

ISBN-13: 9780399533631

Edition: 2007

Authors: Libby McDonald, Ted Schettler

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From pesticides to PCBs-what's a threat, what's not, and what to do about it. Mercury. Lead. Pesticides. Plastics. Air pollution. PCBs. How can parents sort through the hype, propaganda, and misinformation-and find out what is and isn't a threat to children's health? Investigative journalist, advocate, and concerned parent Libby McDonald separates the facts from the alarmist myths. Based on the latest research along with interviews with top medical, toxicological, and environmental experts, The Toxic Sandboxcovers a wide range of essential concerns, including: - How can kids be protected from mercury poisoning? - What are the sources of lead poisoning, and how can they be avoided? -…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/6/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.30" long x 0.58" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English

Libby McDonald is a writer, a documentary filmmaker, and a mother of four. An advocate for children, she started an alternative public school for the underprivileged in Jersey City, New Jersey.



Foreword



Uncovering the Truth: A Yearlong Investigation



Lead: There Is No Safe Threshold



Mercury: Fish Contaminated with Mercury



Plastics: Toss the Bad Plastics



PCBs and Flame Retardants: Old and New Carcinogens



Air Pollution: Dirty Air Harms Our Children's Brains



Pesticides: Which Foods Are Safe?



A Safer Future: Why There's Reason to Hope-and to Stay Informed


Ten Key Steps


Questions for Your Pediatrician and Dentist


About the Blog


Notes


Sources


Acknowledgments


Index