Table of Contents

List of tables and figures

Preface

1 Chemical colossus

2 Poisoning a planet

3 Are you a contaminated site?

4 Diabolic cocktail

5 Unseen risks

6 Sick society

7 Getting away with murder

8 Clean up society

9 Clean up the earth

Postscript: A cautionary tale from deep time

Acknowledgements

Notes

Index

Promotional Information

From morning to night, we are surrounded by man-made chemicals, most of them untested, many of them toxic. It's the price we pay for convenient, cheap products. The effects on our health are just now becoming known. In this wake-up call for all consumers, Julian Cribb argues that we cannot rely on governments or industry to clean up the mess: it's up to us to repair our poisoned planet.

About the Author

Julian Cribb is the author of eight books, including The Coming Famine.

Reviews

"If you care about your children, read this book." --Paul R. Ehrlich, author, Human Natures

"We have used the biosphere--air, water and soil--as a dump for toxic compounds as if somehow we can remain healthy on an unhealthy planet. It is a tragic illusion as Julian Cribb's Poisoned Planet so urgently warns us." --David Suzuki, author, The Sacred Balance