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1. Introduction: A Legacy of Neglect

Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner

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Frontmatter i
Contents ix
Foreword x
Preface xii
Acknowledgments xvi
1. Introduction: A Legacy of Neglect 1
2. From Personal Tragedy to Public Health Crisis 28
3. Peeling the Onion 52
4. The Contentious Meaning of Low-Level Exposures 87
5. The Rise of Public Health Pragmatism 122
6. Controlled Poison 143
7. Research on Trial 168
8. Lead Poisoning and the Courts 198
9. A Plague on All Our Houses 215
Notes 233
Index 287

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents ix
Foreword x
Preface xii
Acknowledgments xvi
1. Introduction: A Legacy of Neglect 1
2. From Personal Tragedy to Public Health Crisis 28
3. Peeling the Onion 52
4. The Contentious Meaning of Low-Level Exposures 87
5. The Rise of Public Health Pragmatism 122
6. Controlled Poison 143
7. Research on Trial 168
8. Lead Poisoning and the Courts 198
9. A Plague on All Our Houses 215
Notes 233
Index 287

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