Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science
by Gillam, Carey
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1610918320
- ISBN 13
- 9781610918329
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About This Item
Washington, DC: Island Press, 2017. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. cloth, dust jacket, pp. xiv, 305 pages, first edition, ink name inside front cover, else fine."It's the pesticide on our dinner plates, a chemical so pervasive it's in the air we breathe, our water, our soil, and even found increasingly in our own bodies. Known as Monsanto's Roundup by consumers, and as glyphosate by scientists, the world's most popular weed killer is used everywhere from backyard gardens to golf courses to millions of acres of farmland. For decades it's been touted as safe enough to drink, but a growing body of evidence indicates just the opposite, with research tying the chemical to cancers and a host of other health threats" from the d.j.,.
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1125558568
- Title
- Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science
- Author
- Gillam, Carey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1610918320
- ISBN 13
- 9781610918329
- Publisher
- Island Press
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 2017
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Monsanto Company,POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy Agriculture & Food Policy,Pesticides Aspect social E?tats-Unis,Pesticides Environmental aspects,Pesticides Social aspects,Pesticides Social aspects United States,Produits chimiques agricoles Aspect de l
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