Toms River : A Story of Science and Salvation (Paperback)

from muddyboy

Add one more five star rating for this extremely well researched and informative book about an average mid sized New Jersey town that is ravaged by all manner of pollutants from two different companies for well over forty years. What I found most interesting is just how hard it is to prove damage...

from kara.shamy

Through the benefices of the Goodreads giveaway program, I enjoyed the great good fortune of receiving a free copy of Dan Fagin's landmark exploration of a fascinating example of the toxic effects of the byproducts of corporate activities on the the people who make their lives in the vicinity of ...

from woodsathome

Tom's River is a meticulously researched thoroughly engrossing book about the consequences of industrial pollution. It's also scary as hell. I began the book thinking that it was a great cautionary tale that thankfully wasn't in my back yard. But oh no, just a few pages in it turns out this New J...

from dandelionroots

Follows the history of the chemical manufacturing giant Ciba and details their decades long operation at Toms River, NJ and the eventual repercussions the company faced due to their record of wanton polluting. The consequences are terribly disappointing after learning about the increased cancer r...

from lbeaumont

This big book is journalism and storytelling at its best! Pigments to produce Tyrian purple were so rare the color signified royalty. That changed in 1856 when eighteen-year-old chemistry student William Henry Perkin discovered how to produce aniline dyes from coal tar. Alexander Clavel and Johan...