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Poison powder : the Kepone disaster in Virginia and its legacy / Gregory S. Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Gregory S., author.
- 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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