Blanc, Paul D., 1951-

How everyday products make people sick : toxins at home and in the workplace / Paul D. Blanc. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2007. - x, 374 p., [6] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-346) and index.

The forgotten histories of "modern" hazards -- The shadow of smoke : how to evade regulation -- Good glue, better glue, superglue -- Under a green sea : the rising tide of chlorine -- Going crazy at work : cycles of carbon disulfide poisoning -- Job fever : inhaling dust and fumes -- Emerging toxins.

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Toxicology--Popular works.
Environmental health--History.
Occupational diseases--History.
Health risk assessment.
Product safety.
Environmentally induced diseases--Etiology--Popular Works.
Occupational diseases--Etiology--Popular Works.
Poisons--Popular works.
Risk assessment--Popular works.

RA 1213 .B53 2007