Book Review: How Everyday Products Make People Sick
June 3rd, 2008 by Kishore
In July, we’ll have Dr. Paul Blanc discuss the toxicity of everyday household products, with a case study on glue.
Here is a quick excerpt of a book review via another science blog, “Drugs & Poisons”
The remainder of the book is largely a series of case studies on a wide range of products that can make you sick. Things like glues, plastics, rayon, rubber, and brass. There’s an entire chapter dedicated to the discovery, industrial use, and toxicity of chlorine. Emphasis is placed on both worker exposure during product manufacturing and consumer exposure via product use and environmental pollution. It’s genuinely neat stuff; It’s not too dry, and it’s never too scientifically dense. Dr. Blanc seamlessly incorporates interesting personal anecdotes and apt references to pop culture (lots of song lyrics), while effectively utilizing quotations from historical writings (scientific, descriptive, and fictitious) to illustrate his points. It’s very well written, and it makes me happy.
You can buy Dr. Blanc’s book on amazon or check it out at your local library.
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