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"Originally published in 1962, Our Synthetic Environment explores the negative effects that chemicals and other toxins in the environment have on human health. From the degradation of our food and soil due to industrial agricultural methods, to how pollution and radiation are the causes of illnesses like cancer, this book was visionary in its anticipation of many of the ecological problems our planet currently faces. Written by one of the leading...
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"Recognize, identify, and eliminate the most harmful ingredients from your diet you never knew you consumed every day! These days, the food on our tables is a far cry from what our grandparents ate. While it may look and taste the same and is often marketed under familiar brand names, our food has slowly but surely morphed into something entirely different?and a lot less benign. Ever wondered how bread manages to stay ?fresh? on store shelves for...
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"This nonfiction illustrated book for middle grade readers explores our right to a healthy environment and introduces the stories of people fighting for change."--
"Everyone depends on clean air to breathe, safe water to drink and healthy soil for growing food. But what if your drinking water is dangerous, your air is polluted and your soil is toxic? What can you do about that? Do you have the right to demand change? Fresh Air, Clean Water: Defending...
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There are over 80,000 synthetic chemicals in commerce today, including hormone-disrupting phthalates and air pollutants. Smith and Lourie prove how easily our bodies absorb these chemicals from the foods we eat, the air we breathe, and the products we smear on our skin-- day after day. Then they give us the good news about what is in our control and the steps we can take for reducing our toxic burden. The result is nothing short of a prescription...
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What's Gotten into Us? is a deep, remarkable, and empowering investigation into the threats--biological and environmental--that chemicals now present in our daily lives.
Do you know what chemicals are in your shampoo? How about your cosmetics? Do you know what's in the plastic water bottles you drink from, or the weed killer in your garage, or your children's pajamas? If you're like most of us, the answer is probably no. But you...
Do you know what chemicals are in your shampoo? How about your cosmetics? Do you know what's in the plastic water bottles you drink from, or the weed killer in your garage, or your children's pajamas? If you're like most of us, the answer is probably no. But you...
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Dodging the Toxic Bullet presents workable strategies that show how we can live longer, healthier lives by breathing clean air, eating healthy food, drinking safe water, and using non-toxic products. Author David R. Boyd provides accessible background on a range of hazards including mercury in fish, carcinogens in cleaning products, lead in toys, and lethal E. coli in ground beef. His clear directions for reducing risk include growing lots of houseplants,...
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Hazards of the Job explores the roots of modern environmentalism in the early-twentieth-century United States. It was in the workplace of this era, argues Christopher Sellers, that our contemporary understanding of environmental health dangers first took shape. At the crossroads where medicine and science met business, labor, and the state, industrial hygiene became a crucible for molding midcentury notions of corporate interest and professional disinterest...
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"Somers aims to provide readers with an arsenal of solutions for thriving, not just surviving, in an increasingly toxic world. Suzanne interviews cutting-edge doctors in the fields of environmental medicine and integrative health, providing a clear identification of the core reasons we're so 'tox-sick,' as well as a whole-life plan for detoxifying your body, home, and life for optimal health, weight, and living"--
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"Ever wondered how colored cereals get those vibrant hues? Are artificial sweeteners a healthy substitute for sugar? [This book] cuts through the fog of information overload with current, updated research, identifying thirteen of the most worrisome ingredients you might be eating and drinking every day"--Back cover of previous printing.
14) Salud Ambiental
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En este libro se incluyen referencias básicas de conceptos relativos a la Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo, la prevención de riesgos laborales y la tipificación de los accidentes de trabajo y enfermedades profesionales. En ocasiones el nexo entre ciertas actuaciones vinculadas a la Salud Ambiental y Laboral determina la necesidad de presentar las articulaciones existentes entre las mismas, como complementarias una de la otra.
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This revised and updated guide presents a proven method for policy and health professionals to promote community-based progress in developing nations.
Daniel C. and Carl E. Taylor built their decades-long careers by partnering with key thinkers to combat inequity, environmental degradation, and globalization. Their innovative SEED-SCALE model enables people to transform their communities by analyzing their local context in relation to the global,...
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When Kinari Webb first traveled to Indonesian Borneo at 21 to study orangutans, she was both awestruck by the beauty of her surroundings and heartbroken by the rainforest destruction she witnessed. As she got to know the local communities, she realized that their need to pay for expensive healthcare led directly to the rampant logging, which in turn imperiled their health and safety even further. Webb realized her true calling was at the intersection...
17) Silent spring
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First published in 1962, this book alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides. The outcry that followed its publication forced the banning of DDT and spurred revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. "Silent Spring became a runaway bestseller, with international reverberations ... Even if she had not inspired a generation of activists, Carson would prevail as one...
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Natural landscapes are intricately tied to human health and well-being. While contemporary lifestyles have caused people to feel disconnected from the natural environment, this relationship is now recognized as vitally important, with landscapes increasingly valued for their stress-reduction, aesthetic, and restorative benefits. Providing an overview of the history, theoretical concepts, and individual and societal implications of human connection...
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En este libro, te sumergirás en un viaje transformador hacia una relación saludable con la tecnología. Encontrarás estrategias prácticas y reflexiones profundas para equilibrar tu vida digital y recuperar el control sobre tu bienestar mental y emocional.Explora los desafíos de la hiperconectividad y descubre cómo la tecnología puede unirnos y alejarnos al mismo tiempo. Aprende a reconocer tus patrones de uso y dependencia tecnológica a través...
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Step back in time to the late 19th century as the powerful United Fruit Company takes center stage in the bustling city of Bocas del Toro. Witness their rise to dominance and the establishment of Hospital Point, a vital medical center ensuring the well-being of the labor force. This captivating tale delves into the intertwined history of commerce and healthcare in a bygone era.Clyde S. Stephens, an American from Florida, worked 32 years for the United...
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