Toxic Temple

Author : Anna Lerchbaumer
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110769247
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Toxic Temple written by Anna Lerchbaumer and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What changes when we religiously worship the toxic? In this era of catastrophe, can a cosmic connection be achieved through a cult of pollution? Toxic Temple is an artistic-philosophical quest to understand the current parlous state of the world. We offer our inner contradictions and destructive lusts as objects of worship. We enter wastelands instead of new territory, leaving space for artifacts, expressing solidarity with the factual. We encounter colorful assemblages of things that connect the known cosmos, tread the shaky ground of novel divinity, inhale pungent odors that transport us to the sublime. Garbage dumps are the new temples. In a mania of sadistic composure we breathe in the here and now. Transformative forces are released, free radicals; rituals that expose the chaos that lurks beneath the surface.

Author : John Burke Sullivan
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN 13 : 9780683080278
Total Pages : 1348 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Clinical Environmental Health and Toxic Exposures written by John Burke Sullivan and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2001 with total page 1348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its revised and updated Second Edition, this volume is the most comprehensive and authoritative text in the rapidly evolving field of environmental toxicology. The book provides the objective information that health professionals need to prevent environmental health problems, plan for emergencies, and evaluate toxic exposures in patients.Coverage includes safety, regulatory, and legal issues; clinical toxicology of specific organ systems; emergency medical response to hazardous materials releases; and hazards of specific industries and locations. Nearly half of the book examines all known toxins and environmental health hazards. A Brandon-Hill recommended title.

Author : David Arnold
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107126975
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Toxic Histories written by David Arnold and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of the challenge that India's poison culture posed for colonial rule and toxicology's creation of a public role for science.

Author : Adrienne Mayor
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691211094
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs written by Adrienne Mayor and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-07-26 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping and groundbreaking history of how ancient cultures developed and used biological, chemical, and other unconventional weapons of war Flamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale spreading of disease: are these terrifying agents of warfare modern inventions? Not by a long shot. In this riveting history of the origins of unconventional war, Adrienne Mayor shows that cultures around the world have used biological and chemical weapons for thousands of years—and debated the morality of doing so. Drawing extraordinary connections between the mythical worlds of Hercules and the Trojan War, the accounts of Herodotus and Thucydides, and modern methods of war and terrorism, this richly illustrated history catapults readers into the dark and fascinating realm of ancient war and mythic treachery.

Author : John J. Berger
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Restoring the Earth written by John J. Berger and published by Anchor. This book was released on 1979 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are some success stories of dynamic individuals and groups who are taking environmentalism a great step beyond conversation.

Author : Susan E. Feinman
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780849372971
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beneficial and Toxic Effects of Aspirin written by Susan E. Feinman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1993-12-06 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently, aspirin has been found to be associated with a decreased risk of heart disease and other newly found health benefits. However, it produces allergy-like and toxic effects in many individuals. Beneficial and Toxic Effects of Aspirin reviews in a single volume the benefits of aspirin and its adverse effects. A panel of experts has been gathered to contribute to this work, providing a balanced view of multiple topics. Contributors to this volume include outstanding allergists who describe bronchial and skin sensitivity to aspirin as well as prevention and treatment. Other experts cover:

Author : Christopher Penczak
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 073871478X
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Living Temple of Witchcraft Volume Two written by Christopher Penczak and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the sixth installment of the award-winning Temple of Witchcraft series, popular author Christopher Penczak explores the quest of the God. In this volume, the twelve signs of the zodiac represent the God's symbolic journey through the sky. Each archetypal astrological force offers readers unique insight into the mysteries and the role of a high priest or high priestess. This manual of practical exercise, witchcraft theology, and ministerial advice also explores witchcraft and the modern world, discussing how contemporary issues can be approached from the perspective of witchcraft spirituality. A magickal education through the zodiac signs Learning tools for pagan ministers Earth stewardship and working with ley lines Ancestor work Trance work through dance and plant substances Mediumship within witchcraft Communing with your own personal twelvefold pantheon The lessons in this advanced magickal book culminate in a powerful self-initiation ritual that combines the lessons of the Goddess's descent and the God's journey, to bring awareness, understanding, and personal power.

Author : A. K. Srivastava
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 042960887X
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Health Effects of Pesticides written by A. K. Srivastava and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health Effects of Pesticides covers various aspects of the use of pesticides, their behaviour, degradation, and impacts on the agrarian environment. It focuses on pesticide poisoning incidents and farm practices in developing countries. The health impacts of pesticides, including neurological, respiratory, and dermal effects, are examined. Other repercussions caused as a result of pesticides, including reproductive abnormalities and cancer, are comprehensively discussed. Effects of pesticides on general health and agrarian health surveys have been touched upon. Please note: This volume is Co-published with The Energy and Resources Institute Press, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309166411
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intentional Human Dosing Studies for EPA Regulatory Purposes written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2004-06-04 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The EPA commissioned The National Academies to provide advice on the vexing question of whether and, if so, under what circumstances EPA should accept and consider intentional human dosing studies conducted by companies or other sources outside the agency (so-called third parties) to gather evidence relating to the risks of a chemical or the conditions under which exposure to it could be judged safe. This report recommends that such studies be conducted and used for regulatory purposes only if all of several strict conditions are met, including the following: The study is necessary and scientifically valid, meaning that it addresses an important regulatory question that can't be answered with animal studies or nondosing human studies; The societal benefits of the study outweigh any anticipated risks to participants. At no time, even when benefits beyond improved regulation exist, can a human dosing study be justified that is anticipated to cause lasting harm to study participants; and All recognized ethical standards and procedures for protecting the interests of study participants are observed. In addition, EPA should establish a Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) to evaluate all human dosing studiesâ€"both at the beginning and upon completion of the experimentsâ€"if they are carried out with the intent of affecting the agency's policy-making.

Author : Sheila Jasanoff
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 9780812215328
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learning from Disaster written by Sheila Jasanoff and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title The 1984 lethal gas leak at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, may be the most extensively studied industrial disaster in history. In a departure from earlier studies that have focused primarily on the causes of the catastrophe, Sheila Jasanoff and the contributors to this volume critically examine the consequences of the accident.