Title: Sacrifice zones : the front lines of toxic chemical exposure in the United States /
Authors: Lerner, Steve.
Publisher: MIT Press,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Environmental toxicology United States Case studies.; Chemical spills Health aspects United States Case studies.; Hazardous substances Health aspects United States Case studies.; Hazardous waste sites United States Case studies.; Pollution United States Case studies.
Contents: Introduction -- Ocala, Florida : community blanketed by "black snow" from neighboring charcoal factory -- Pensacola, Florida : health problems near "Mount Dioxin" require mass relocation -- Port Arthur, Texas : public housing residents breathe contaminated air from nearby refineries and chemical plants -- Corpus Christi, Texas : Hillcrest residents exposed to benzene in neighborhood next to refinery -- Addyston, Ohio : the plastics plant next door -- Marietta, Ohio : steel-hardening plant spews tons of manganese into river valley town's air -- Tallevast, Florida : rural residents live atop groundwater contaminated by high-tech weapons company -- San Antonio, Texas : contamination from Kelly Air Force Base suspected of causing sickness and death in adjacent Latino community -- Daly City, California : Midway Village : public housing built on contaminated soil -- St. Lawrence Island, Alaska : Yupik Eskimos face contaminated water and traditional food supplies near former U.S. military bases -- Greenpoint, New York : giant oil spill spreads beneath Brooklyn neighborhood -- An ongoing puzzle : disease clusters possibly caused y multiple sources of pollution -- Fallon, Nevada : largest U.S. pediatric leukemia cluster near naval air station and tungsten smelter -- Conclusion.