Emily Monosson

Evolution in a Toxic World (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

With BPA in baby bottles, mercury in fish, and lead in computer monitors, the world has become a toxic place. But as Emily Monosson demonstrates in her groundbreaking new book, it has always been toxic. When oxygen first developed in Earth's atmosphere, it threatened the very existence of life: now we literally can't live without it. According to Monosson, examining how life adapted to such early threats can teach us a great deal about today's (and tomorrow's) most dangerous contaminants. While the study of evolution has advanced many other fields of science, from biology to medicine, toxicology has yet to embrace this critical approach. In Evolution in a Toxic World, Monosson seeks to change that.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Island Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781610912211
• Artikelnr.: 37959468

Autorenporträt

Emily Monosson is an environmental toxicologist, writer, and consultant. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Associate Editor of the Encyclopedia of Earth, and the editor of Motherhood the Elephant in the Laboratory: Women Scientists Speak Out.