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They poisoned the world : life and death in the age of forever chemicals / Mariah Blake.
"A landmark investigation of the chemical industry's decades-long campaign to hide the devastating effects of "forever chemicals," told through the story of a small town on the frontline of an epic public health crisis"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781524760090 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xvii, 296 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Crown, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A bump in the road -- Teflon town -- Lucifer's gas -- Exile to Devil's Island -- Catch-22 -- Biological dynamite -- Blood secrets -- The tipping point -- Welcome to beautiful Parkersburg, West Virginia -- A rock in the machine -- "They poisoned the world" -- The reckoning -- Cloud nine -- Dirty water, dirty deal -- Accidental activists -- What-ifs and worst-case scenarios -- Wall of resistance -- Victory -- To the ends of the world -- Epilogue. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | 615.9020974741 Bla | 31681010418077 | NONFIC | Checked out | 07/31/2025 |
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| 250 | . | ‡aFirst edition. | |
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| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | 0. | ‡tA bump in the road -- ‡tTeflon town -- ‡tLucifer's gas -- ‡tExile to Devil's Island -- ‡tCatch-22 -- ‡tBiological dynamite -- ‡tBlood secrets -- ‡tThe tipping point -- ‡tWelcome to beautiful Parkersburg, West Virginia -- ‡tA rock in the machine -- ‡t"They poisoned the world" -- ‡tThe reckoning -- ‡tCloud nine -- ‡tDirty water, dirty deal -- ‡tAccidental activists -- ‡tWhat-ifs and worst-case scenarios -- ‡tWall of resistance -- ‡tVictory -- ‡tTo the ends of the world -- ‡tEpilogue. |
| 520 | . | ‡a"A landmark investigation of the chemical industry's decades-long campaign to hide the devastating effects of "forever chemicals," told through the story of a small town on the frontline of an epic public health crisis"-- ‡cProvided by publisher. | |
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