{"product_id":"chemical-alert","title":"Chemical Alert!","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 1978 Love Canal toxic waste crisis, concerned citizens \"did a far better job of evaluating the health of the community than did the professionals of the New York Health Department,\" asserts Marvin Legator. In \u003ci\u003eChemical Alert! A Community Action Handbook,\u003c\/i\u003e he and coeditor Sabrina Strawn offer a step-by-step guide that can be used by any lay person or citizens' group to determine whether a health risk exists in their area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting for the general reader with no scientific expertise, environmental, medical, and legal professionals instruct communities on the organizational and investigative techniques that will produce a valid, scientific case study. With these tools, citizens living near petrochemical plants or waste disposal areas—or who may have simply noticed a high incidence of certain health problems in their community—can determine for themselves whether a problem really exists and seek remediation. Given the reality that government agencies often lack the resources—or the will—to detect health hazards before they affect a community, an informed citizenry should be its own best environmental watchdog.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marvin S. Legator","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53615860580732,"sku":"9780292746763","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780292746763.jpg?v=1741268497","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/chemical-alert","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}