We want things to be cheap, convenient and useful. Our food arrives contaminated with pesticides and wastes, wrapped in plastic made of hormone-disrupting chemicals. We bathe and dress our children in petrochemicals. Even our coffee contains miniscule traces of arsenic, cup by cup adding to the toxins accumulating in our bodies.
Man-made chemicals are creating a silent epidemic. Our children are sicker; cancer, obesity, allergies and mental health issues are on the rise in adults; and, frighteningly, we may be less intelligent than previous generations.
A poisoned planet is the price we pay for our lifestyle, but Julian Cribb shows we have the tools to clean it up and create a healthier, safer future for us all.
- ISBN10 1743437684
- ISBN13 9781743437681
- Publish Date 28 May 2014
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 3 May 2022
- Publish Country AU
- Imprint Allen & Unwin
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 288
- Language English