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The Secret Danger Of Everyday Things
Counterpoint
January 2010
On Sale: January 5, 2010
336 pages ISBN: 1582435677 EAN: 9781582435671 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Funny, thought-provoking, and incredibly disturbing, Slow
Death by Rubber Duck reveals that just the living of
daily life creates a chemical soup inside each of
us.
Pollution is no longer just about belching
smokestacks and ugly sewer pipes - now, it's
personal.
The most dangerous pollution has always
come from commonplace items in our homes and workplaces.
Smith and Lourie ingested and inhaled a host of things that
surround all of us all the time. This book exposes the
extent to which we are poisoned every day of our lives. For
this book, over the period of a week - the kind of week that
would be familiar to most people - the authors use their own
bodies as the reference point and tell the story of
pollution in our modern world, the miscreant corporate
giants who manufacture the toxins, the weak-kneed government
officials who let it happen, and the effects on people and
families across the globe. Parents and concerned citizens
will have to read this book.
Key concerns raised in
Slow Death by Rubber Duck: • Flame-retardant
chemicals from electronics and household dust polluting our
blood. • Toxins in our urine caused by leaching from
plastics and run-of-the-mill shampoos, toothpastes and
deodorant. • Mercury in our blood from eating tuna. •
The chemicals that build up in our body when carpets and
upholstery off-gas.
Ultimately hopeful, the book
empowers readers with some simple ideas for protecting
themselves and their families, and changing things for the
better.
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