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Formaldehyde on Trial

The Politics of Health in a Chemical Society

by (author) Lloyd Tataryn

Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Initial publish date
Jan 1983
Category
Environmental Science, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780888626530
    Publish Date
    Jan 1983
    List Price
    $45.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780888626523
    Publish Date
    Jan 1983
    List Price
    $16.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781552771563
    Publish Date
    Feb 2008
    List Price
    $45.00

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Description

Investigative journalist Lloyd Tataryn demonstrated that formaldehyde--used so widely in consumer products that it was dubbed "the workhorse chemical"--should be considered a harmful chemical.

The formaldehyde controversy began with the plight of the 80,000 Canadian families who filled the walls of their homes with urea formaldehyde foam insulation (UFFI) in the 1960s and '70s. Many soon regretted taking government grants to install the foam: they suffered a host of health problems: respiratory ailments, headaches, nausea and rashes. And an increasing amount of evidence pointed to a link between formaldehyde exposure and cancer.

First published in 1983, Formaldehyde on Trial is a startling study of how our technologically advanced "chemical society" remains backwards when it comes to protecting the public health.

About the author

LLOYD TATARYN is a writer and radio producer. He has produced many radio documentaries for CBC programs such as \"As it Happens\" and \"Ideas\".

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