Deceit and denial
Deceit and denial: the deadly politics of industrial pollution Gerald Markowitz, David Rosner,
Publisher: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, c2002.
ISBN: 0520240634
DDC: 615.902
LCC: RA566
Edition: (pbk.)
Summary:
"This book explains the public relations campaign undertaken by the
lead industry to persuade Americans to use its deadly product in
painting walls, toys, furniture, and other objects in America's homes
despite a wealth of information that children were at risk for
serious brain damage and death from ingesting this poison. It
describes how European and American plastics industries worked
together to keep secret the cancer-producing potential of one of its
key ingredients, vinyl chloride monomer, the basic building block of
polyvinyl chloride. Terrified that public knowledge would lead to
bans or strict regulation, the industry planned an elaborate
deception of the government agency responsible for protecting the
health of the workforce."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes:
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-388) and index.
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