What's Toxic, What's Not: Everything You Need to Know About: Mold, Lead, Radon, Asbestos, Food Additives, Power Lines, Cancer Clusters, and More...

by Gary Ginsberg, Brian Toal

Arsenic. Mercury. Pesticides. Dioxin. Toxic gases. Your typical hazardous waste dump, right? Wrong. These materials can be found in the home. Every day, people work, live, and play amid potentially harmful toxins-things they might not even know are there. They are exposed to these toxic substances in their homes, neighborhoods, schools, workplaces, foods, and consumer products. Now, two toxics experts with decades of experience in public health have created a book that separates the risks from the myths of everyday toxins. Comprehensive and easy-to-use, this guide provides scenarios and real-life examples-including important warning signs-that show how to identify problems and what to do about them. With Q&A segments, charts to help assess risk, and a special homebuyer's guide, What's Toxic, What's Not is a book no home should be without.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Reference

376 pages, Paperback

First published December 5, 2006

Reviews

[Stefanie Rocheleau · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy to read and informative. Mostly based on the United States laws and regulations, which made it less relevant as I am from Canada. Good for learning the basics though!

[Leslie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent American reference book for how to be aware of possible toxins at home, work, school, etc. Very well researched and written for laypeople to understand. Legislation and Governmental Authorities cited will differ in other countries, of course, but it is still very valuable to know what is being done in the USA.

[Charity · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was so happy to have a book like this since I always wonder when I inhale chemicals. It seems like a pretty repudible souse