| Description |
224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoint series |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-218) and index. |
| Contents |
Garbage pollution is a serious problem / Lynn Landes -- Garbage pollution has improved / Robert M. Lilienfeld and William L. Rathje -- Air pollution is a serious problem / Peter Montague -- Air pollution is declining / Environmental Protection Agency -- Water pollution is a serious problem / Dick Russell -- Water pollution is declining / Gary Turbak -- Chemical pollutants are a serious threat to human health / Pratap Chatterjee -- Chemical pollutants are not a serious threat to human health / Jonathan Tolman -- Exposure to dioxin leads to health problems / Stephen Lester -- Exposure to dioxin does not lead to health problems / American Council on Science and Health -- Organophosphate insecticides must be banned / Richard Wiles, Kert Davies, and Christopher Campbell -- Organophosphate insecticides should not be banned / Michael Fumento -- Recycling conserves the environment / Allen Hershkowitz -- Recycling does not conserve the environment / Doug Bandow -- Recycling is economical / Brenda Platt -- Recycling is uneconomical / John Tierney -- Recycling sewage sludge into compost is safe and effective / National Research Council -- Recycling sewage sludge into compost is a health hazard / Alex Todorovic -- Stricter regulations will reduce air pollution / Carol M. Browner -- Stricter regulations may be costly and ineffective / Kenneth Green -- Pollution credits will reduce air pollution / John J. Fialka -- Pollution credits will increase air pollution / Brian Tokar -- Electric cars will reduce air pollution / Drew Kodjak -- Electric cars will not reduce air pollution / Richard de Neufville ... [et al.] -- The states should manage the superfund program / John Shanahan -- The federal government should manage the superfund program / Velma M. Smith -- The states should enforce pollution laws / Mary Graham -- The federal government should enforce pollution laws / Robert F. Kennedy Jr. -- The legal system should regulate pollution / Roger E. Meiners and Bruce Yandle -- Businesses should be taxed on pollution / Ted Halstead -- "Polluter pays" policies are unfair and ineffective / Jonathan H. Adler. |
| Subject |
Pollution.
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Pollution prevention.
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| Added Author |
Roleff, Tamara L., 1959-
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| ISBN |
0737701358 library binding alkaline paper |
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073770134X paperback alkaline paper |
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