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The Chemical Scythe

Lessons of 2,4,5-T and Dioxin

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  • © 1982

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Authors:
  1. Alastair Hay

    1. Department of Chemical Pathology, The University of Leeds, Leeds, England

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Part of the book series: Disaster Research in Practice (DRP)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Alastair Hay
    Pages 1-4

  3. Chemistry and Occurrence of Dioxins

    • Alastair Hay
    Pages 5-23

  4. Toxicology of Dioxins

    • Alastair Hay
    Pages 25-68

  5. Hexachlorophene

    • Alastair Hay
    Pages 69-76

  6. 2,4,5-T, Trichlorophenol, Pentachlorophenol, and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans

    • Alastair Hay
    Pages 77-87

  7. Chloracne

    • Alastair Hay
    Pages 89-93

  8. Industrial Accidents in Trichlorophenol Manufacture

    • Alastair Hay
    Pages 95-146

  9. Vietnam and 2,4,5-T

    • Alastair Hay
    Pages 147-185

  10. 2,4,5-T in Cambodia and Laos

    • Alastair Hay
    Pages 187-195

  11. Seveso

    • Alastair Hay
    Pages 197-227

  12. Love Canal

    • Alastair Hay
    Pages 229-235

  13. Where Do We Go from Here?

    • Alastair Hay
    Pages 237-243

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 245-264
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About this book

The Chemical Scythe is the first book in a projected series to be published by Plenum Press in association with the International Disaster Institute. The aim of the series, Disaster Research in Practice, is to provide scientific and readable accounts on the most urgent areas of disaster research. It is fitting, therefore, that Dr. Hay's investigation into the nature and effects of dioxins heralds the new series. The problem of chemical hazards is one that we will have to learn to live with in future decades. Dr. Hay's book is an authoritative account of the chemistry and proven and potential effects of dioxins, and of the impli­ cations for safety planning. He concludes with a cautious, yet optimistic note-that indeed we can learn to live with such hazards, providing that we are prepared to understand and plan for the unexpected. The accident at Seveso in 1976 alerted the world to an imperfectly un­ derstood but immensely alarming environmental hazard. Public debate and argument as to the implications of dioxins and, indeed, the use of herbicides as aggressive weapons in Vietnam, rage on. And yet it is only through the painstaking research exemplified in this book that it will eventually be pos­ sible to promote the vital accountability on the part of industrialists and governments.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Chemical Pathology, The University of Leeds, Leeds, England

    Alastair Hay

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Chemical Scythe

  • Book Subtitle: Lessons of 2,4,5-T and Dioxin

  • Authors: Alastair Hay

  • Series Title: Disaster Research in Practice

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0339-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1982

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-40973-8Published: 01 September 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-0341-9Published: 11 June 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-0339-6Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 264

  • Topics: Popular Science in Medicine and Health, Life Sciences, general

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