Clean hands : Clair Patterson's crusade against environmental lead contamination / edited by Cliff I. Davidson ; foreword by Nobel Laureate Saul Bellow.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davidson, Cliff I., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Patterson, Clair C.

Geochemists--United States--Biography.

Geochemists.

Lead--Environmental aspects.

Lead.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Place of Publication:

Commack, New York : Nova Science, [1999]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The primary purpose of this book is to enable our future scientists -- and current scientists -- to learn from this remarkable career. The themes of the career are simple enough to state: perseverance, dedication, a desire to achieve one's potential, and integrity above all else. What is not so simple is how these themes played out during Patterson's life. To explore this issue the story of Patterson is told from different perspectives by those who worked with him and knew him. It is a unique story, with plenty of adventure, detective work, and achievement in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. It is also a story of success.

Contents:

Clean Hands: Clair Patterson's Crusade Against Environmental Lead Contamination; Clean Hands: Clair Patterson's Crusade Against Environmental Lead Contamination; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE EDITOR; INTRODUCTION; PATTERSON'S ORIGINAL CARTOONS; Section 1: CLAIR PATTERSON: THE PERSON; CHAPTER 1: FROM METEORITES TO MAN: THE PATTERSON GEOCHEMICAL HERITAGE; ABSTRACT; 1. BOYHOOD ROOTS; 2. COLLEGE YEARS; 3. THE WAR AND THE BOMB; 4. TIME FOR LEAD; 5. UNIVERSAL LEAD CONTAMINATION; 6. DATING THE AGE OF THE EARTH

7. LEAD SAGAS FROM THE OCEAN8. AT ODDS WITH THE OIL AND LEAD INDUSTRIES; 9. THE FORGING OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL PHOENIX; 10. READING THE ICE CUBES; 11. MOUNTAIN VISTAS IN LEAD COLORS; 12. THE OCEAN GIVES UP ITS LEAD; 13. THE TRUTH IS IN OUR BONES; 14. TOWARD NEW LEAD-FREE BIOCHEMICAL KNOWLEDGE; 15. HOW AND WHY THE BRAIN IS WIRED; 16. A PROLOGUE ON SCIENTIFIC WISDOM AND INTEGRITY; POSTSCRIPT AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; EX PLUMBUS UNUM; CHAPTER 2: SOME REMEMBRANCES FROM ALMOST THREE DECADES OF WORKING WITH PATTERSON

CHAPTER 3: FACTORS INFLUENCING C.C. PATTERSON'S ROLE IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY FIELD OF BIOGEOCHEMISTRYADDENDUM; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4: VIGNETTES OF CLAIR PATTERSON; CHAPTER 5: PROFESSOR CLAIR C. PATTERSON, OUR TEACHER, COLLEAGUE, AND FRIEND; SECTION 2: SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF CLAIR PATTERSON AND COLLEAGUES; CHAPTER 6: CLAIR PATTERSON: MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS OF RESEARCH ON ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD; INTRODUCTION; PHASE 1: DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORIGINAL HYPOTHESIS AND METHODS TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS; PHASE 2: DETERMINATION OF LEAD CONCENTRATIONS IN KEY ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES; SEAWATER

GLACIAL ICENATURAL FLORA AND FAUNA IN REMOTE ECOSYSTEMS; HUMAN BONES AND TEETH; PHASE 3. IMPLICATIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE WORK; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7: AUTOMOTIVE LEAD POLLUTION: CLAIR PATTERSON'S ROLE IN STOPPING IT; INTRODUCTION; THE DEBUT OF LEADED GASOLINE; HEGEMONY ON SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LEAD POISONING; CLAIR PATTERSON: CHALLENGE OF THE PREVAILING SCIENCE ON EFFECTS OF AUTOMOTIVE LEAD; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8: A CONVULSIVE CLEAR CONSCIOUSNESS: CLAIR PATTERSON AND HUMAN LEAD EXPOSURE; REFERENCES

CHAPTER 9: ANALYZING POLAR ICE AND SNOW FOR HEAVY METALS AND OTHER TRACE ELEMENTS: TWO DECADES OF FRUITFUL INTERACTION WITH CLAIR PATTERSON1. BEGINNING TO INVESTIGATE TRACE ELEMENTS IN ANTARCTIC SNOW AND HEARING ABOUT CLAIR PATTERSON; 2. EMULATING THE WORK OF MUROZUMI ET AL. (1969) FOR HEAVY METAL ANALYSIS: A DECADE OF HARD WORK WITHOUT COMPLETE SUCCESS (1971-1981); 3. WORKING WITH CLAIR PATTERSON AT THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (1981, 1984-1985); REFERENCES; CHAPTER 10: CLEAN HANDS, DIRTY HANDS: CLAIR PATTERSON AND THE AQUATIC BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF MERCURY; INTRODUCTION

AMERICAN SAMOA, 1981

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63483-766-5