Toxic archipelago
a history of industrial disease in Japan
by Brett L. Walker
352 pages· 2009· ISBN 9780295803012
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This fascinating environmental history of Japan examines how traditions and practices in several industries -- from raising silkworms to mining lead and coal to refining petroleum -- have affected the health of workers and those who have lived in these toxic landscapes.
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