Title: How everyday products make people sick
First published: 2007
Description: This book reveals the hidden health dangers in many of the seemingly innocent products we encounter every day--a tube of glue in a kitchen drawer, a bottle of bleach in the laundry room, a rayon scarf on a closet shelf, a brass knob on the front door, a wood plank on an outdoor deck. A compelling exposé, written by a physician with extensive experience in public health and illustrated with disturbing case histories, this is a meticulously documented account of injury and illness across different time periods, places, and technologies. It presents a picture of how ordinary manufacturing processes and consumer marketing expose workers and the general public alike to toxic hazards. Among the surprisingly common hazards discussed: glue and rubber cement; chlorine bleach; rayon and other synthetic textiles; welding and other metal fumes; wood preservatives; gasoline additives.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Product safety, Umweltmedizin, Environmental Illness, Gewerbetoxikologie, Health risk assessment, Maladies professionnelles, Évaluation, Popular Works, Occupational diseases, Produits commerciaux, Ouvrages de vulgarisation, Hygiène du milieu, Etiology, Toxicology, Hazardous substances, History, Risk Assessment, Toxicologie, Histoire, Poisons, Risques pour la santé, Environmental health, Sécurité, Personal & public health, Medical, Medical / Nursing, Public Affairs & Administration, Medical / General, Health Care Delivery
LC classification: RA1213 .B53 2007