Author: Baker, Nena

A dizzying array of chemical contaminants, the by-products of modern industry, contribute to a host of developmental deficits and health problems in ways just now being understood. Totally unknown to our grandparents, these toxic substances accumulate in our fat, bones, blood and organs to create what scientists call our "chemical body burden."Investigative journalist Nena Baker explores the factors behind this condition, from manufacturing breakthroughs to policy decisions to political pressure to the demands of popular culture, and assesses where we go from here. 288 pp. August.