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The dirty dozen
toxic chemicals and the earth's future
By Johansen, Bruce E.
- ISBN
- 978-0-27597-702-3
- Publisher
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, c2003.
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Reviewed on August 1, 2003
The "Dirty Dozen"-aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, dioxins, furans, endrin, heptachlor, heptachlorobenzene, mirex, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and toxaphene-are the 12 most commonly used persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Also called organochlorines, they are pervasive in air, water, food, animals, pesticides, solvents, and numerous household products. They are responsible for cancer, respiratory ailments, birth defects, other...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
