{"product_id":"chemical-alert-a-community-action-handbook-0292746768","title":"Chemical Alert!: A Community Action Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0292746768\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Legator, Marvin S.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1978 Love Canal toxic waste crisis, concerned citizens \"did a far better job of evaluating the health of the community than did the professionals of the New York Health Department,\" asserts Marvin Legator. In Chemical Alert! A Community Action Handbook, he and coeditor Sabrina Strawn offer a step-by-step guide that can be used by any lay person or citizens' group to determine whether a health risk exists in their area.Writing for the general reader with no scientific expertise, environmental, medical, and legal professionals instruct communities on the organizational and investigative techniques that will produce a valid, scientific case study. With these tools, citizens living near petrochemical plants or waste disposal areas-or who may have simply noticed a high incidence of certain health problems in their community-can determine for themselves whether a problem really exists and seek remediation. Given the reality that government agencies often lack the resources-or the will-to detect health hazards before they affect a community, an informed citizenry should be its own best environmental watchdog.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51731036307744,"sku":"NEW0292746768","price":28.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71LJlkvkRvL.jpg?v=1779432973","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/chemical-alert-a-community-action-handbook-0292746768","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}