{"product_id":"mercury-pollution-sharon-l-zuber-9781439833841","title":"Mercury Pollution: A Transdisciplinary Treatment","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow does mercury get out of the ground and into our food? Is tuna safe to eat? What was the Minamata Disaster? \u003cstrong\u003eMercury Pollution: A Transdisciplinary Treatment\u003c\/strong\u003e addresses these questions and more. The editors weave interdisciplinary threads into a tapestry that presents a more complete picture of the effects of mercury pollution and provides new ways to think about the environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe remarkable features that make mercury so useful--and poisonous--have given rise to many stories laid out in rich objective detail, carefully detailing medical, epidemiological, or historical insight, but sidestepping the human experience. A technically rich book that only touches on the human consequences of mercury poisoning cannot fully portray the anguish, confusion, and painful deaths that are the consequence of mercury pollution. Therefore, the editors purposely step out of the conventional scientific framework for discussing mercury pollution to explore the wider human experience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book clarifies how we are all connected to mercury, how we absorb it through the food we eat and the air we breathe, and how we release it as a consequence of our new technologies. It tackles interesting environmental issues without being overly technical and uses mercury as a case study and model for studying environmental problems. The book uses discussions of the issues surrounding mercury pollution to illustrate how an interdisciplinary vantage is necessary to solve environmental problems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRead an article in the \u003cstrong\u003eSETAC Globe\u003c\/strong\u003e by Michael C. Newman and Sharon L. Zuber at http: \/\/www.setac.org\/globe\/2011\/november\/mercury-pollution.html\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharon L. Zuber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439833842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439833841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/22\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Sharon L. Zuber","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136644657407,"sku":"9781439833841","price":290.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e8438d6f-5367-4102-ab57-8426910e7262.jpg?v=1770163916","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mercury-pollution-sharon-l-zuber-9781439833841","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}