They poisoned the world

life and death in the age of forever chemicals

They poisoned the world

life and death in the age of forever chemicals
Mariah Blake
Book - 2025

"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"--

Saved in:

Holdings -

South Hill

Barcode Status Material Type CallNumber
37413322422819 Checked out New Adult Non-Fiction 615.902 BLAKE
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blake, Mariah (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown, [2025]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a22000008i 4500
001 967436
005 20250507160436.7
008 250306t20252025nyu g b 001 0 eng
010 |a  2024049178 
020 |a 9781524760090  |q (hardcover) 
020 |a 1524760099  |q (hardcover) 
035 |a (OCoLC)1463507789 
040 |a DLC  |b eng  |e rda  |c DLC  |d IG#  |d OCLCO  |d GO6  |d IMT  |d OCLCO  |d IUK  |d TH8 
042 |a pcc 
043 |a n-us-ny  |0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-us-ny 
049 |a UAGA 
082 0 0 |a 615.9/020974741  |2 23/eng/20250318 
092 |a 615.902 BLAKE 
100 1 |a Blake, Mariah,  |e author.  |4 aut  |4 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut  |1 http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n2025010766  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2025010766 
245 1 0 |a They poisoned the world :  |b life and death in the age of forever chemicals /  |c Mariah Blake. 
250 |a First edition. 
264 1 |a New York :  |b Crown,  |c [2025] 
264 4 |c ©2025 
300 |a xvii, 296 pages ;  |c 25 cm 
334 |a single unit  |b mono  |0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/issuance/mono 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent  |0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/contentTypes/txt 
337 |a unmediated  |b n  |2 rdamedia  |0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/mediaTypes/n 
338 |a volume  |b nc  |2 rdacarrier  |0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/carriers/nc 
353 |a bibliography  |b bibliography  |0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/msupplcont/bibliography 
353 |a index  |b index  |0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/msupplcont/index 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-280) and index. 
505 0 |a Author's note -- Preface -- 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 -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. 
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"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
650 0 |a Environmental health  |z New York (State)  |z Hoosick Falls  |v Case studies. 
650 0 |a Chemical industry  |x Environmental aspects  |z New York (State)  |z Hoosick Falls  |v Case studies. 
650 0 |a Perfluorinated chemicals  |x Health aspects  |z New York (State)  |z Hoosick Falls  |v Case studies. 
650 0 |a Water  |x Pollution  |x Toxicology  |z New York (State)  |z Hoosick Falls  |v Case studies. 
650 0 |a Contamination (Technology)  |v Case studies. 
655 2 |a Case Reports 
655 7 |a Case studies.  |2 lcgft  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2017026140 
758 |1 http://id.loc.gov/resources/instances/24053014 
758 |4 http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/instanceOf  |1 http://id.loc.gov/resources/works/24053014 
884 |a DLC bibframe2marc v2.10-dev  |g 20250318  |q DLC  |u https://github.com/lcnetdev/bibframe2marc/releases/tag/v2.10-dev 
938 |a Ingram Library Services  |b INGR  |n in022652203 
938 |a YBP Library Services  |b YANK  |n 21288418 
938 |a Brodart  |b BROD  |n 137740654 
994 |a C0  |b UAG 
999 f f |s c504674e-6bc8-44ed-8c58-a2cc51a88a7b  |i 1fd18f4d-1b33-4238-bf06-a834c7563cf6  |t 0 
952 f f |p Standard Circulation  |a City of Spokane  |b Spokane Public Library  |c Branches  |d South Hill  |t 0  |e 615.902 BLAKE  |i New Adult Non-Fiction  |m 37413322422819