Table of Contents
What’s Toxic What’s Not *** Table of Contents
Introduction …………………………………………………………………….1
Major Toxics at Home and Work
1. Lead ………………………………………………………………… 13
2. Radon …………………………………………………………………27
3. Mold …………………………………………………………………..37
4. Asbestos ………………………………………………………………49
Toxics in What we Eat, Drink, and Buy at the Store
5. Food Toxics ………………………………………………………….63
6. Water Pollutants …………………………………………………… 102
7. Consumer Products ………………………………………………….132
Toxics in the Air we Breathe
8. Indoor Air Pollution ……………………………………….…………167
9. Toxics in the Workplace ……………………………………………..200
10. Toxics in School ………………………………………………..…….222
11. Outdoor Air Pollution …………………………………………….……238
Toxics in the Yard and Neighborhood
12. Toxics in your Yard and Garden ……………………………………..…..267
13. Power Lines and EMF ……………………………………………….….295
14. Hazardous Waste Sites ……………………………………………….….305
15. Pollution from Below ………………………………………………….…315
16. Cancer Clusters ……………………………………………………….….327
Tying it All Together
17. Home Buyers Guide …………………………………………………….339
18. Consumers Guide ……………………………………………….………345
PLUS: Resource lists, References and a complete Index