Rick Smith

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Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday ThingsPaperback, 1 January 2011

Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things
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Print Length
352 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Counterpoint LLC
Date Published
1 Jan 2011
ISBN-10
1582437025
ISBN-13
9781582437026

Description

A look at the chemicals surrounding us that's "hard-hitting . . . yet also instills hope for a future in which consumers make safer, more informed choices" (The Washington Post).

Pollution is no longer just about belching smokestacks and ugly sewer pipes--now, it's personal.

The most dangerous pollution, it turns out, comes from commonplace items in our homes and workplaces. To prove this point, for one week Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie ingested and inhaled a host of things that surround all of us. Using their own bodies as the reference point to tell the story of pollution in our modern world, they expose the corporate giants who manufacture the toxins, the government officials who let it happen, and the effects on people and families across the globe.

This book--the testimony of their experience--also exposes the extent to which we are poisoned every day of our lives, from the simple household dust that is polluting our blood to the toxins in our urine that are created by run-of-the-mill shampoos and toothpaste. Ultimately hopeful, the book empowers readers with some simple ideas for protecting themselves and their families, and changing things for the better.

"Undertaking a cheeky experiment in self-contamination, professional Canadian environmentalists Smith and Lourie expose themselves to hazardous everyday substances, then measure the consequences . . . Throughout, the duo weave scientific data and recent political history into an amusing but unnerving narrative, refusing to sugarcoat any of the data while maintaining a welcome sense of humor." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Product Details

Authors:
Rick SmithBruce Lourie
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 January 2011
Dimensions:
22.86 x 15.54 x 2.41 cm
ISBN-10:
1582437025
ISBN-13:
9781582437026
Language:
English
Location:
Berkeley, CA
Pages:
352
Weight:
408.23 gm

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