The great lead water pipe disaster / Werner Troesken.
The great lead water pipe disaster / Werner Troesken.
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Cambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N363.73849/4
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English
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Physical content
x, 318 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Prologue : exhuming Michael Galler -- 1. The significance of the small -- 2. A house for Erasmus -- 3. Fixing Alice -- 4. The latent history of eclampsia -- 5. The secret of Dr. Porrit's society -- 6. A false sense of simplicity -- 7. Responsibility in the court of the absurd -- 8. The legend of Loc...
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT, 2006.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
"In The Great Lead Water Pipe Disaster, Werner Troesken looks at a long-running environmental and public health catastrophe: 150 years of lead pipes in local water systems and the associated sickness, premature death, political inaction, and social denial."
"Troesken examines the health effects of lead exposure, analyzing cases from New York City, Boston, and Glasgow and many smaller towns in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and England. He draws on period accounts, government reports, court decisions, and economic and demographic analysis to document the widespread nature of the problem, the recognized...
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The great lead water pipe disaster / Werner Troesken.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-309) and index.
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Other version (online)
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N363.73849/4
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74VK7LklbPdM
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ISBN
0262201674 (hbk.) :
9780262201674 (hbk.) :
DDC
363.738492
MMS ID
991022834239702626
