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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Gillam, Carey, author.     Subjects     Monsanto Company.     Agricultural chemicals -- Environmental aspects.     Agricultural innovations -- United States -- Social aspects.     Pesticides -- Environmental aspects.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Gillam, Carey, author.       by title:      Whitewash : the stor...         MARC Display

Whitewash : the story of a weed killer, cancer, and the corruption of science / Carey Gillam. by Gillam, Carey, author. Washington, DC : Island Press, c2017. Subjects Monsanto Company.   Agricultural chemicals -- Environmental aspects.   Agricultural innovations -- United States -- Social aspects.   Pesticides -- Environmental aspects. ISBN:  9781610918329 (hardcover) 1610918320 (hardcover) Description:  xiv, 305 pages ; 24 cm Contents:  Introduction : A silent stalker -- What killed Jack McCall? -- An award-winning discovery -- The "roundup ready" rollout -- Weed killer for breakfast -- Under the microscope -- Spinning the science -- A poisoned paradise -- Angst in Argentina -- Uproar in Europe -- When weeds don't die, but butterflies do -- Under the influence -- Seeking solutions. Requests:  0 Summary:  "It's the pesticide on our dinner plates, a chemical so pervasive it's in the air we breathe, our water, our soil, and even found increasingly in our own bodies. Known as Monsanto's Roundup by consumers, and as glyphosate by scientists, the world's most popular weed killer is used everywhere from backyard gardens to golf courses to millions of acres of farmland. For decades it's been touted as safe enough to drink, but a growing body of evidence indicates just the opposite, with research tying the chemical to cancers and a host of other health threats. In Whitewash, veteran journalist Carey Gillam uncovers one of the most controversial stories in the history of food and agriculture, exposing new evidence of corporate influence. Gillam introduces readers to farm families devastated by cancers which they believe are caused by the chemical, and to scientists whose reputations have been smeared for publishing research that contradicted business interests. Readers learn about the arm-twisting of regulators who signed off on the chemical, echoing company assurances of safety even as they permitted higher residues of the pesticide in food and skipped compliance tests. And, in startling detail, Gillam reveals secret industry communications that pull back the curtain on corporate efforts to manipulate public perception. Whitewash is more than an exposé about the hazards of one chemical or even the influence of one company. It's a story of power, politics, and the deadly consequences of putting corporate interests ahead of public safety."--Dust jacket flap.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hanapepe Public Library Adult Nonfiction 631.584 Gillam Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 631.584 Gi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 631.584 Gillam Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kahuku P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 631.584 Gillam Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kailua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 631.584 Gi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kaimuki Public Library Adult Nonfiction 631.584 Gi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kapaa Public Library Adult Nonfiction 631.584 Gi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Makawao Public Library Adult Nonfiction 631.584 Gi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waianae Public Library Adult Nonfiction 631.584 Gi Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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