THE TOXIC SANDBOX: THE TRUTH ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS AND OUR CHILDREN’S HEALTH
Book ID/图书代码： 02740010B38099
English Summary/英文概要： From pesticides to PCBs-what’s a threat, what’s not, and what to do about it.
Mercury. Lead. Pesticides. Plastics. Air pollution. PCBs. How can parents sort through the hype, propaganda, and misinformation-and find out what is and isn’t a threat to children’s health? Investigative journalist, advocate, and concerned parent Libby McDonald separates the facts from the alarmist myths. Based on the latest research along with interviews with top medical, toxicological, and environmental experts, The Toxic Sandbox covers a wide range of essential concerns, including:
- How can kids be protected from mercury poisoning?
- What are the sources of lead poisoning, and how can they be avoided?
- What pesticides are children ingesting, and does eating organic keep them safe?
- Which teenage beauty products contain carcinogenic phthalates?
- What are PCBs and PBDEs and why are they found in breast milk?
- What can be done to stop the childhood asthma epidemic?
This indispensable resource will empower parents to protect their kids-and raise awareness for the greater good.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 了解環境帶來的實質威脅，到怎麼做才能保護家中小孩的健康... 殺蟲劑、PCBs、汞、鉛等化學物質，到底對人體健康造成什麼樣的威脅？或者根本無需太過擔心？如果是健康威脅，那父母該怎麼做，才能讓小孩平安長大？
根據研究與和醫生、毒物學家與環境專家的訪問，麗比在本書中將討論：
*如何保護小孩免於汞中毒？
*導致鉛中毒的源頭？如何避免？
*小孩吃進去哪些化學劑？食用有機食品就能確保小孩的健康？
*哪些青少年化妝產品中含有致癌物質？
*什麼是PCBs, PBDEs，為什麼母乳中會有這些物質？
*可以怎麼做來停止小孩的哮喘症狀
本書網站: http://toxicsandbox.com/
(Kate Cheng)
Awards/获奖情况：相關資訊
以台灣油症受害者為例 看環境毒性物質: http://e-info.org.tw/taxonomy/term/15026
當多氯聯苯 (PCBs)住在身體裡: http://e-info.org.tw/taxonomy/term/15026
讓看者流淚的「台灣PCBs中毒事件」 - 柯薩: http://icarus.mocasting.com/p/83738
About the Author/作者介绍： 身兼作家和紀錄片製作人的麗比和丈夫，帶著四個小孩住在山上。她之所以動筆撰寫此書，是在發現自己最小的小孩，體內含有高度的鉛含量之後，開始著手調查環境毒素對小孩健康造成的影響。
麗比製作的紀錄片New School Order曾經獲選為日舞影展的開幕片。她並成立了兩所學校：The Learning Community Charter School提供紐澤西市弱勢孩童上學的機會，另ㄧ所Lakeside Preschool則是位於紐約的華德福實驗學校。
本書是麗比這一路從了解環境帶來的實質威脅，到怎麼做才能保護家中小孩健康的過程紀錄。
Format:HARDCOVER
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