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Poison powder : the Kepone disaster in Virginia and its legacy / Gregory S. Wilson.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Wilson, Gregory S., author.
Contributor:
Project Muse
Series:
Environmental history and the American South
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Chlordecone--Toxicology--Virginia--Hopewell--History.
Chlordecone.
Chlordecone--Toxicology--History.
Chlordecone--Environmental aspects--Virginia--Hopewell--History.
Chlordecone--Environmental aspects--West Indies, French--History.
Allied Chemical Corporation--History.
Allied Chemical Corporation.
Pesticides industry--Environmental aspects--Virginia--Hopewell--History.
Pesticides industry.
Pesticides--Government policy--United States--History.
Pesticides.
Environmental health--United States--History.
Environmental health.
Environmental justice--United States--History.
Environmental justice.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 236 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Place of Publication:
Athens, Georgia : The University of Georgia Press, [2023]
Contents:
Introduction
The James River before Kepone
Hopewell, Allied, and the Beetle Battles
The Kepone Shakes and a Poisoned River
Biocitizenship and Accountability
A Crime against Every Citizen
Kepone and the Environmental Management State
The Present and Future of Kepone
Epilogue.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 04, 2023).
Other Format:
ebook version :
ISBN:
9780820364032
0820364037
9780820363493
0820363499
Publisher Number:
40031698786
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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