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American poison : a deadly invention and the woman who battled for environmental justice

American poison : a deadly invention and the woman who battled for environmental justice

Book 2025

"From the national bestselling author of The Food Explorer comes the untold story of Alice Hamilton, a trailblazing doctor and public health activist who took on the booming auto industry-and the deadly invention of leaded gasoline, which would poison millions of people across America. At noon on October 27, 1924, a factory worker was admitted to a hospital in New York City, suffering from hallucinations and convulsions. Before breakfast the next...