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Dodging the Toxic Bullet

How to Protect Yourself from Everyday Environmental Health Hazards

by David R. Boyd
David Suzuki
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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, choosing whole foods, avoiding consumer products with strong or long-lasting smells, and using green cleaning products. Easy-to-follow advice and informative sidebars and checklists make this a must-have guide, especially for parents of infants and children.

  • Creators

  • Series

    David Suzuki Institute

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    March 1, 2010

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781553656210

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781553656210
      • File size: 371 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from April 1, 2010
      As an environmental lawyer, professor, and author, Boyd is acutely aware of the environmental hazards brought about by our comfortable lifestyles. Here, he identifies the chemicals, toxins, and infectious agents found in the air we breathe, the food and water we consume, and the gadgets, products, and machinery we use, and he outlines the steps we can take to limit exposure and protect our health. Comparing environmental safety standards in Canada, the United States, Australia, and Europe, he points to areas that need improvement. Boyd stresses that every person has the right to live in a healthy environment and urges all citizens to get informed, speak up, confront the polluters, advocate for a clean environment, and fight for government policies and business practices that promote a clean and sustainable world. VERDICT Boyd's powerful, well-documented book will shake readers out their of complacency and empower them to take action against environmental hazards.Irwin Weintraub, Brooklyn Coll. Lib., NY

      Copyright 2010 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • OverDrive Read
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  • English

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