Pollution

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From A Mountain of Garbage From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	This chapter traces developments in this case, and the work of citizens to fight against the landfill expansion.	Poh-Gek Forkert	7	2017	$0.70 Add
From Africa Protecting One's Resources From: Ecological Footprint View New Society Publishers	How can Ecological Footprint accounting help frame risks and opportunities in countries with low income, and sometimes also low biocapacity?	Bert Beyers; Mathis Wackernagel	28	2019	$2.80 Add
From An Unwavering Activist From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	This chapter focuses on Mary Lynne Sammon, a key activist in this struggle.	Poh-Gek Forkert	9	2017	$0.90 Add
From Apocalypse From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster View James Lorimer and Company	Describes the Lac-Mégantic disaster in detail: from the runaway train’s final moments before derailment to the inferno that killed forty-seven people, spilled six million litres of …	Bruce Campbell	15	2018	$1.50 Add
From NEW! Appendix Reflections on Civil Disobedience in the Face of Environmental and Colonial Injustice by D.B. Tindall From: Standing on High Ground View Between The Lines	In this appendix D.B Tindall discusses past collective action and social movements that have resisted the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX), as well as the reasons why people engage in …	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	15	2024	$1.50 Add
From Area as Currency How Much Biocapacity Does a Person Need? From: Ecological Footprint View New Society Publishers	A deeper introduction to the Footprint, explaining the underlying physical principles and idea of accounting.	Bert Beyers; Mathis Wackernagel	23	2019	$2.30 Add
From Blackwater From: Dry Run View New Society Publishers	However, wastewater is also another water source; after all if you live inland along a large river, your water supply started upriver as someone else’s wastewater. So, wastewater is just …	Jerry Yudelson	16	2010	$1.60 Add
From Carbon Pricing Economists vs. the Public Interest From: The Big Stall View James Lorimer and Company	Reviews competing economic theories about tackling pollution. Explains Edmund Pigou’s work on "externalities" and neo-liberal ideas. An analysis of the two major policy proposals …	Donald Gutstein	21	2018	$2.10 Add
From Chapter 1 Historical Background From: From Hiroshima to Fukushima to You View Between The Lines	This chapter includes the following sections: Mysterious Sickness – Discovery – Early Effects on Health – Radiation Protection Measures – Effect of Hiroshima and Nagasaki …	Dale Dewar; Florian Oelck	17	2014	$1.70 Add
From Chapter 10 Conclusion From: From Hiroshima to Fukushima to You View Between The Lines	Conclusion	Dale Dewar; Florian Oelck	8	2014	$0.80 Add
From Chapter 2 Radiation Science From: From Hiroshima to Fukushima to You View Between The Lines	This chapter includes the following sections: Atoms – Radioactive Decay – Types of Radiation – Half-Life – Background Radiation – Units of Measurement	Dale Dewar; Florian Oelck	16	2014	$1.60 Add
From Chapter 3 Radiation and the Human Body From: From Hiroshima to Fukushima to You View Between The Lines	This chapter includes the following sections: Internal versus External Radiation – The Radiation Weighting Factor – How Radiation Damages Cells – The Impact of Radiation on Our …	Dale Dewar; Florian Oelck	16	2014	$1.60 Add
From Chapter 4 Radiation in Medicine From: From Hiroshima to Fukushima to You View Between The Lines	This chapter includes the following sections: Early Use of Radium – X-Rays – Radiopharmaceuticals – CT Scans – PET Scans – SPECT Scans – Other Scans – …	Dale Dewar; Florian Oelck	12	2014	$1.20 Add
From Chapter 5 Industrial Use of Radiation From: From Hiroshima to Fukushima to You View Between The Lines	This chapter includes the following sections: Improper Disposal of Radioactive Devices: Three Case Studies – Radioactive Gauges – Nuclear Well Logging – Industrial Radiography …	Dale Dewar; Florian Oelck	12	2014	$1.20 Add
From Chapter 6 Nuclear Power Plants From: From Hiroshima to Fukushima to You View Between The Lines	This chapter includes the following sections: The Sarcophagus – History of Nuclear Power – Nuclear Fission – The Controlled Fission Chain Reaction – Types of Nuclear …	Dale Dewar; Florian Oelck	32	2014	$3.20 Add
From Chapter 7 Uranium Mining From: From Hiroshima to Fukushima to You View Between The Lines	This chapter includes the following sections: The Largest Release of Radioactivity in American History – Mining and Milling – Refining and Enriching – Health and Environmental …	Dale Dewar; Florian Oelck	12	2014	$1.20 Add