Dodging the toxic bullet how to protect yourself from everyday environmental health hazards
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- ISBN: 9781553656210 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1553656210 (electronic bk.)
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1 online resource (214 p.) - Publisher: Vancouver [B.C.] : Greystone Books, c2010
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General Note: | Co-published by the David Suzuki Foundation. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Environmental health 101 -- The outdoor air we breathe -- The indoor air we breathe -- The food we eat -- The water we drink -- The things we buy and use -- The physical hazards we face -- Advocate for a healthy environment -- Healthy planet, healthy people. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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David Suzuki is an award-winning geneticist, broadcaster, and host of CBC TV's The Nature of Things. He has authored over 40 books and is widely recognized as a world leader in sustainable ecology. Dr. Suzuki has 22 honorary doctorates from universities in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. For his support of Canada's First Nations people, Dr. Suzuki has been honoured with six names and formal adoption by two tribes.