Leaded : the poisoning of Idaho's Silver Valley / Michael C. Mix.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mix, Michael C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lead--Environmental aspects--Idaho--Coeur d'Alene Mining District.

Lead.

Silver mines and mining--Environmental aspects--Idaho--Coeur d'Alene Mining District.

Silver mines and mining.

Lead--Health aspects--Idaho--Coeur d'Alene Mining District.

Environmental law--United States.

Environmental law.

Coeur d'Alene Mining District (Idaho)--Environmental conditions.

Coeur d'Alene Mining District (Idaho).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (pages cm)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Corvallis, Oregon : Oregon State University Press, 2016.

Summary:

Leaded: The Poisoning of Idaho's Silver Valley examines the origin, evolution, and causes of harmful environmental and human health effects caused by mining operations in Idaho's Coeur d'Alene Mining District, the "Silver Valley," from 1885-1981.During that period, district mines produced over 4 billion worth of lead, silver, and zinc.

Contents:

The early history of the Coeur D'Alene Mining District

Pollution, lawsuits, and environmental and human health effects

The war years, labor, and early environmental laws

Transitions in environmental laws and the Coeur D'Alene Mining District

A lead poisoning epidemic of Silver Valley children

The consequences of federal environmental and workplace standards

Last years of the Bunker Hill Company

Aftermath of the Bunker Hill closure.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-87071-876-2

OCLC:

1008868396