Toxic Clean Up

Author : Dr. Caroline Leaf
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493424016

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Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess by Dr. Caroline Leaf Pdf

Toxic thoughts, depression, anxiety--our mental mess is frequently aggravated by a chaotic world and sustained by an inability to manage our runaway thoughts. But we shouldn't settle into this mental mess as if it's just our new normal. There's hope and help available to us--and the road to healthier thoughts and peak happiness may actually be shorter than you think. Backed by clinical research and illustrated with compelling case studies, Dr. Caroline Leaf provides a scientifically proven five-step plan to find and eliminate the root of anxiety, depression, and intrusive thoughts in your life so you can experience dramatically improved mental and physical health. In just 21 days, you can start to clean up your mental mess and be on the road to wholeness, peace, and happiness.

Author : Malcolm E. Weiss
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Factory and trade waste
ISBN : 0531047555

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Toxic Waste by Malcolm E. Weiss Pdf

Examines the increasing problem of hazardous waste disposal in our society.

Author : Ilya Raskin,Burt D. Ensley
Publisher : Wiley-Interscience
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Medical
ISBN : STANFORD:36105022169192

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Phytoremediation of Toxic Metals by Ilya Raskin,Burt D. Ensley Pdf

An in-depth look at the most promising technology for metal remediation. With current cleanup methodologies offering no real solution to the serious environmental implications of toxic metal contamination, there is a growing need among remediation professionals for effective, affordable, nonpolluting alternatives to energy-intensive engineering processes. This book presents one such promising alternative-the extraordinary new technology of phytoremediation. Through first-rate contributions from the top scientists in the field, Phytoremediation of Toxic Metals surveys worldwide pioneering efforts in the use of plants to treat contamination of such metals as lead, cadmium, chromium, and even radionuclides. The authors explore all major aspects of the technology-how it utilizes the metal-accumulating properties of selected or engineered plants to remove toxic metals from soils and water, how to transfer knowledge from the laboratory to the field, and what methods are most viable for commercial application. Complete, state-of-the-art coverage includes: * The economic advantages of plant-based technology * Regulatory considerations for future phytoremediation * Phytoextraction, phytostabilization, and phytofiltration of toxic metals * Photostabilization of metals using hybrid poplar trees * Phytovolatilization for the special case of mercury and selenium * The biological mechanisms of metal-accumulating plants

Author : Thomas W. Church,Robert T. Nakamura
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2001-05-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0815723067

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Cleaning Up the Mess by Thomas W. Church,Robert T. Nakamura Pdf

The federal Superfund program for cleaning up America's inactive toxic waste sites is noteworthy not only for its enormous cost - $15.2 billion has been authorized thus far - but also for its unique design. The legislation that created Superfund provided the Environmental Protection Agency with a diverse set of policy tools. Preeminent among them is a civil liability scheme that imposes responsibility for multimillion dollar cleanups on businesses and government units linked - even tangentially - to hazardous waste sites. Armed with this potent policy implement, the agency can order the parties who are legally responsible for the toxic substances at a site to clean it up, with large fines and damages for failure to comply. EPA can also offer conciliatory measures to bring about voluntary, privately financed cleanup; or it can launch a cleanup initially paid for by Superfund and later force the responsible parties to reimburse the government. In this book, Thomas W. Church and Robert T. Nakamura provide the first in-depth study of Superfund operations at hazardous waste sites. They examine six Superfund cleanups, including three regions and both 'hard' and 'easy' sites, to ask 'what works?' Based on detailed case studies, the book describes various strategies that have been applied by government regulators and lawyers and the responses to those different strategies by businesses and local government officials. The authors characterize the implementation strategies used by the EPA as prosecution, accommodation, and public works. They point out that the choice of strategy involves setting priorities among Superfund's competing objectives. They conclude that the best implementation strategy is one that considers the context of each site and the particular priorities in each case. Looking toward the reauthorization of Superfund, they also offer recommendations for improvements in the organization of the program and discuss proposals for change in its

Author : Anne Elizabeth Maczulak
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9780816071982

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Cleaning Up the Environment by Anne Elizabeth Maczulak Pdf

Overview of current and emerging methods used in cleaning up pollution.

Author : Debra Lynn Dadd
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-08
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781101547533

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Toxic Free by Debra Lynn Dadd Pdf

From the The New York Times'"Queen of Green" comes the ultimate guide for finding and eliminating the toxic chemicals in your home today. There is no longer any question that consumer products contain toxic chemicals harmful to our families. But how do we protect ourselves, and where do we start? In Toxic Free, Debra Lynn Dadd, hailed by The New York Times as the "Queen of Green," discusses the hidden toxic chemicals already present in our homes, their varying degrees of danger, and precise, proven methods for eliminating them from our lives in a cost- effective, environmentally friendly way. Are you suffering from unexplained headaches, fatigue, or depression? Are you worried about the link between chemicals in the home and the rising rate of cancer? Or are you just looking to save money (and the planet in the process)? From tips and do-it-yourself formulas to world-class research and in-depth exploration and explanation, this book provides: a basic understanding of how toxic chemicals in consumer products affect your health; all the tools you need to remove these toxins from your home and body- starting today; and helpful guides on how to immediately save money on home-care products, as well as on the rapidly rising cost of your health care.

Author : Lewis Regenstein
Publisher : Acropolis Books (NY)
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0874919991

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Cleaning Up America the Poisoned by Lewis Regenstein Pdf

Lauded as "the environmental book of the decade" by the Detroit News, America the Poisoned, now expanded, updated and retitled Cleaning Up America the Poisoned, reveals that toxic chemical contamination potentially threatens the entire U.S. population. Lewis Regenstein, two of whose books were nominated for Pulitzer Prizes, shows in his latest work that deadly cancer-causing chemicals are found regularly in our food, air, water, and our own bodies in various forms; that dangerous radiation threatens our lives not just from accidents such as Three Mile Island, but from power lines, computers, and other electronic devices and that such contamination is contributing to our current cancer epidemic -- killing 520,000 of us annually. Cleaning Up America the Poisoned offers practical solutions to such problems, showing how to protect ourselves from these dangers.

Author : Brian Craig
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-27
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780472054411

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Stringfellow Acid Pits by Brian Craig Pdf

Stringfellow Acid Pits tells the story of one of the most toxic places in the United States, and of an epic legal battle waged to clean up the site and hold those responsible accountable. In 1955, California officials approached rock quarry owner James Stringfellow about using his land in Riverside County, east of Los Angeles, as a hazardous dump site. Officials claimed it was a natural waste disposal site because of the impermeable rocks that underlay the surface. They were gravely mistaken. Over 33 million gallons of industrial chemicals from more than a dozen of the nation’s most prominent companies poured into the site’s unlined ponds. In the 1960s and 1970s, heavy rains forced surges of chemical-laden water into Pyrite Creek and the nearby town of Glen Avon. Children played in the froth, making fake beards with the chemical foam. The liquid waste contaminated the groundwater, threatening the drinking water for hundreds of thousands of California residents. Penny Newman, a special education teacher and mother, led a grassroots army of so-called “hysterical housewives” who demanded answers and fought to clean up the toxic dump. The ensuing three-decade legal saga involved more than 1,000 lawyers, 4,000 plaintiffs, and nearly 200 defendants, and led to the longest civil trial in California history. The author unveils the environmental and legal history surrounding the Stringfellow Acid Pits through meticulous research based on personal interviews, court records, and EPA and other documents. The contamination at the Stringfellow site will linger for hundreds of years. The legal fight has had an equally indelible influence, shaping environmental law, toxic torts, appellate procedure, takings law, and insurance coverage, into the present day.

Author : Craig Collins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781139488952

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Toxic Loopholes by Craig Collins Pdf

The EPA was established to enforce the environmental laws Congress enacted during the 1970s. Yet today lethal toxins still permeate our environment, causing widespread illness and even death. Toxic Loopholes investigates these laws, and the agency charged with their enforcement, to explain why they have failed to arrest the nation's rising environmental crime wave and clean up the country's land, air and water. This book illustrates how weak laws, legal loopholes and regulatory negligence harm everyday people struggling to clean up their communities. It demonstrates that our current system of environmental protection pacifies the public with a false sense of security, dampens environmental activism, and erects legal barricades and bureaucratic barriers to shield powerful polluters from the wrath of their victims. After examining the corrosive economic and political forces undermining environmental law making and enforcement, the final chapters assess the potential for real improvement and the possibility of building cooperative international agreements to confront the rising tide of ecological perils threatening the entire planet.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Groundwater
ISBN : LOC:00185816011

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Department of the Army's Plan to Clean Up Contaminants at Rocky Mountain Arsenal by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Environmental policy
ISBN : MINN:31951D00503013W

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Coming Clean by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jonathan Harr
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-10
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780307804785

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A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr Pdf

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • The true story of one man so determined to take down two of the nation's largest corporations accused of killing children from water contamination that he risks losing everything. "The legal thriller of the decade." —Cleveland Plain Dealer Described as “a page-turner filled with greed, duplicity, heartache, and bare-knuckle legal brinksmanship" by The New York Times, A Civil Action is the searing, compelling tale of a legal system gone awry—one in which greed and power fight an unending struggle against justice. Yet it is also the story of how one man can ultimately make a difference. Representing the bereaved parents, the unlikeliest of heroes emerges: a young, flamboyant Porsche-driving lawyer who hopes to win millions of dollars and ends up nearly losing everything, including his sanity. With an unstoppable narrative power reminiscent of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, A Civil Action is an unforgettable reading experience that will leave the reader both shocked and enlightened. A Civil Action was made into a movie starring John Travolta and Robert Duvall.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Environmental Restoration Panel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Environmental policy
ISBN : LOC:00019581299

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Defense Environmental Restoration Program to Clean Up Former Hazardous Waste Dump Sites by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Environmental Restoration Panel Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Policy Research and Insurance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Hazardous waste sites
ISBN : UCR:31210014949216

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Insurer Liability for Cleanup Costs of Hazardous Waste Sites by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Policy Research and Insurance Pdf

Author : A. Avogadro,R.C. Ragaini
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1993-02-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0792321456

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Technologies for Environmental Cleanup: Soil and Groundwater by A. Avogadro,R.C. Ragaini Pdf

Based on the Lectures Given during the Eurocourse on Technologies for Environmental Cleanup: Soil and Groundwater, held at the Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy, September 21--25, 1992