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Toxic Truth: A Scientist, a Doctor, and the Battle over Lead $13.95 The first book to tell the incredible story of two men behind the bitter thirty-year fight to protect children from leadThey didn’t start out as environmental warriors. Clair Patterson was a geochemist focused on determining the age of the Earth. Herbert Needleman was a pediatrician treating inner-city children. But in the chemistry lab and the hospital ward, they met a common enemy: lead. It was … |
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Old Paint: A Medical History of Childhood Lead-Paint Poisoning in the United States to 1980 $69.00 In the early twentieth century lead had many domestic uses: in solder for cans, as a gasoline additive to prevent “knocking” in engines, in water pipes, and, most prominently, in interior paint prized for its durability and ability to hold color. Far from being the toxic hazard we recognize today, lead was a valuable commodity. However, by the end of the century, lead had largely disappeared from … |