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When my publisher spoke at the launch of my first book, he told the crowd that there was a time when he published only writers who had big. After reading these two sobering works, which, respectively, investigate chemical agriculture versus organic farming and the toxic household chemicals. 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. I had no idea flame retardants were in my kids pajamas, and the. From other products and food we also have a collection of chemicals shorthanded as pfcs, pfoas, psoss, and pcbs. Phthalates are in foods, plastic piping, cosmetics, sewage and, perhaps surprisingly. The new 10th anniversary edition of the book slow death by rubber duck. Smith tells guy raz that writing the book was like conducting an adult science fair project with one cardinal rule. Rubberduck is an anthropomorphic sentient duck who can can control every molecule of his body, enabling him to stretch great distances in any direction and is.
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Another good book about environmental toxins is the hundredyear lie i enjoyed both, but found slow death by rubber duck far more entertaining and more useful in terms of mitigating the impact of these chemicals in our daily lives. First published in 1914, currently as of 2020 is in its 100th edition, published in 2019. One drifts west, where a friendly dolphin jumps over it. Rubber chemicals are essential additives for the manufacture and quality improvement of rubber products such as automobile tires, rubber hoses, and quake absorbing rubbers. I recommend this book for anyone interested in health, current affairs and the environment. A shipping container filled with rubber duckies was lost at sea in 1992, and the bath toys are still washing ashore today. Slow death by rubber duck how the toxic chemistry of. Slow death by rubber duck a book about why chemicals are bad and how we are exposed to them, but little information on removing them from our bodies and our lives. How the toxic chemistry of everyday life affects our health. Smith admits it is pretty much impossible to avoid all the chemicals mentioned in his book but that doesnt mean we should bury our.
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A shipping container filled with rubber duckies was lost at sea in 1992, and the. Funny, thoughtprovoking, and incredibly disturbing, slow death by rubber duck reveals that just the living of daily life creates a chemical soup inside each of us. Slow death by rubber duck by rick smith and bruce lourie 336 pages. Bruce and i poisoned ourselves so you dont have to, joked rick smith. The seminal book on the threats of plastic poisoning to our survival is called our stolen future. But, you know, weve just come from this discussion of what a bird might be. The innocentlooking rubber duck may hide toxic dangers the humble rubber duck may be forced to undergo a makeover because of fears that it may be toxic. Slow death by rubber duck book windsor public library. Toxins in our urine caused by leaching from plastics and runofthemill shampoos, toothpastes and deodorant. Ducks dont care where they do their business, and algae grows so fast that your pond can resemble a pot of pea soup in short order. Rubber chemicals have a huge potential growth in future and considering the importance of the chemical we have brought out this book which will be an invaluable resource to rubber chemical manufacturers, technocrats, researchers, consultants and new entrepreneurs. Using a variety of test methods, the authors determined individual body burdens, or the toxic chemical load we carry. This book will make you realize how important it is for our society to be aware of chemicals in our products and to try and get the government to do something about it.
How the toxicity of everyday life affects our health is the landmark book about the toxicity of everyday life and is now updated, revised and reissued for its 10th anniversary, along with the experiments from rick smith and bruce louries second book,toxin toxout. Slow death by rubber duck is an important book and definitely goes on my list of the top ten books any health conscious individual should read. Sofas and other upholstered products contain brominated flame retardants and are coated with stainrepellent chemicals, both of which increase the risk of cancer and are absorbed by anyone sitting on a sofa or chair. How to naturally keep a duck pond clean animals mom. Flameretardant chemicals from electronics and household dust polluting our blood. How the toxic chemistry of everyday life affects our health smith, rick, lourie, bruce, dopp, sarah on. Testing crazy recipes from a 1933 chemical formulary book styropyro. Repeat winner smith nabs the 2014 rubber duck award and the junk science winner is the popscience writer who inspired the first rubber duck award six years ago returns with. Getting harmful chemicals out of our bodies and our world as want to read. Slow death by rubber duck is hardhitting in a way that turns your stomach and yet. Obviously it would be very easy to dramatically increase your teflon. Maria rodales organic manifesto rodale, 2010 and slow death by rubber duck counterpoint press, 2010 by rick smith and bruce lourie. It comes in california with a warning this product contains chemicals known by the state of california to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. How did you decide which chemicals to work with for the book.
My rubber duck collection has been displayed on a pull out file organizer since it was in the 20s. Open this book and youll never look at a rubber duck the same way again. This book describes the scary and dangerous chemicals lurking around every place in your home. Clamping down on the rubber duck chemical the globe. Buy floating rubber ducks and get free shipping on aliexpress. You can hardly pick up a newspaper these days without reading about the dangers of this manmade compound. Here are 25 things you and the children can do today with rubber ducks. Discover all the extraordinary items our community of craftspeople have to offer and find the perfect gift for your loved one or yourself. These chemicals you are eating and drinking are changing. Slow death by rubber ducks real achievement is in documenting how chemical giants stay a. Slow death by rubber ducks real achievement is in documenting how chemical giants stay a step ahead of regulators, and those revelations make the book a fascinating and frightening read.
This book would have been extremely useful to someone who knew a little chemistry in the 30s and wanted to save money and. Smith says children are especially vulnerable to chemicals such as bpa. Hot tub spa store has served thousands of happy customers since 1994. Etsy has thousands of handcrafted and vintage products that perfectly fit what youre searching for.
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. This is the anticipated follow up to the authors slow death by rubber duck, a book i enjoyed enormously, if enjoyment is. Slow death by rubber duck how the toxic chemistry of everyday. However its gotten progressively crowded, and has become completely impossible to neatly organize and display them in this manner now that my collection is over 100. The truth of the matter is that toxic chemicals are now found at low levels in countless applications, in everything from personal care products and cooking pots and pans to electronics, furniture, clothing, building materials and childrens toys. But as the sun sets, the 10th little rubber duck is left all alone, bobbing helplessly on the big wide sea. The crc handbook of chemistry and physics is a comprehensive onevolume reference resource for science research.
Your food is contaminated with toxic chemicals from plastics. Pollution is not only an abstract, distant problem seen in belching smokestacks and contaminated waterways. The little rubber duck company that could craig wolfe, the founder of celebriducks, risked his business when he brought its manufacturing operations to the u. Most of us turn a blind eye to the startling array of chemicals lurking in everything from shampoo to baby bottles to the money in our wallets, choosing to believe that government agencies ensure the safety of the. The secret danger of everyday things, rick smith and bruce lourie do more than recite a litany of potentially dangerous substances that can be found in the body they use themselves as guinea pigs. Counterpoint its been a bad few years for bisphenol a, the chemical commonly known as bpa. This bookthe testimony of their experiencealso exposes the extent to which we are poisoned every day of our lives, from the simple household dust that is polluting our blood to the toxins in our urine that are created by runofthemill shampoos and toothpaste. Another excellent book about the chemical dangers lurking in everyday plastic products is aptly called slow death by rubber duck.
Many rubber ducks and other toys are made from pvc which contains chemicals which may be. It is sometimes nicknamed the rubber bible or the rubber book, as crc originally stood for chemical rubber company. If you want to keep it natural, avoiding chemicals, and you consider a filtration system an unnatural. Health canada wants to ban six types of phthalates, the socalled rubber duck chemical, from childrens toys, but consumers interested in avoiding the compound in other products will find that a nearly impossible task. Annmarie macdonald, author of the way the crow flies and fall on your knees open this book and youll never look at a rubber duck the same way again.
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