In their eyeopening new book slow death by rubber duck. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. It was more a case of the duck coming to us, in the form of a degree show business card. How the toxic chemistry of everyday life affects our health smith, rick, lourie, bruce, dopp, sarah on. Sign in to get personalized notifications about your deals, cash back, special offers, and. How the toxic chemistry of everyday life affects our health. The history of the rubber duck is quite an interesting one, going through multiple transformations during the 1800s, 1900s and right up to the present day. See more ideas about books, farm yard and apple tree farm.
After weeks on the canadian bestseller list and being named one of the nonfiction top books of the year in 2009 by quill and quire, slow death by rubber duck was released in the u. Best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons amazonbasics gift cards customer service sell registry. I believe this may well be the most important book that you will read this year for your health and the health of your family. While researching their new book, slow death by rubber duck, they consciously exposed themselves to everyday products food, cleaners, soap and. At this moment in history, the image conjured up by the word pollution is just as properly an innocent rubber duck as it is a giant smoke stack. Slow death by rubber duck quotes showing 12 of 2 far from being the rock or island in the simon and garfunkel song, it turns out that the best metaphor to describe the human body is sponge. Although the book is informative and the facts are alarming and upsetting, the authors manage to have fun and make the book an easy read.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. I am a big fan of rick smith, and the work he has done at environmental defence. Jun 23, 2009 slow death by rubber duck is a call to action for both governments and all canadian citizens, but especially for us mothers, who are necessary for real social change. Apr 11, 2017 discover book depository s huge selection of rob donn books online. This book is factual and well referenced not just full of pet theories like so many books. Dec 03, 2015 rick smith and bruce lourie, authors of slow death by rubber duck duration. Here are 25 things you and the children can do today with rubber ducks. See more ideas about rubber duck, duck toy and ducky duck. Funny, thoughtprovoking, and incredibly disturbing, slo. Youre my favorite my favorite things ducky duck rubber duck ducks christmas ornaments holiday decor lady mini. Each chapter offers the history, impacteffects, and possible future of an assortment of ubiquitous chemicals that have been introduced to an unwitting public not only in the u. It would be easy to think of the rubber duck as just a bath time or water table toy. Ever since then, rubber ducks have simply swum in the b1 veins.
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Flameretardant chemicals from electronics and household dust polluting our blood. Their book about the adventure is called slow death by. Pollution is no longer just about belching smokestacks and ugly sewer pipes now, its personal. How the toxic chemistry of everyday life affects our health at. Slow death by rubber duck how hidden toxins in everyday things are slowly poisoning our bodies and destroying our health simple way to fix the problem without throwing out everything you own. But as the sun sets, the 10th little rubber duck is left all alone, bobbing helplessly on the big wide sea. May 21, 2009 while researching their new book, slow death by rubber duck, they consciously exposed themselves to everyday products food, cleaners, soap and shampoos and measured the levels of chemicals that. When many people think about toxic pollution, they think about smog, polluted rivers, or. How the toxicity of everyday life affects our health. From slow death by rubber duck, by rick smith and bruce lourie, knopf canada. This is a fan trailer we created for our grade 12 chemistry project. How the toxic chemistry of everyday life affects our health by rick smith at indigo. The result of their studies is a book called slow death by rubber duck, which became an instant bestseller in canada and is striking a chord with readers in australia, europe and the us. Buy the paperback book slow death by rubber duck fully expanded and updated.
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