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An investigation into the dangers of the chemicals present in our daily lives, along with practical advice for reducing these toxins in our bodies and homes, from acclaimed journalist McKay Jenkins.   A few years ago, journalism professor McKay Jenkins went in for a routine medical exam. What doctors found was not routine at all: a tumor, the size of a navel orange, was lurking in his abdomen. When Jenkins returned to the hospital to have the tumor removed, he was visited by a couple of researchers with clipboards. They had some questions for him. Odd questions. How much exposure had he had to toxic chemicals and other contaminants? Asbestos dust? Vinyl chlorine? Pesticides? A million questions, all about seemingly obscure chemicals. Jenkins, an exercise nut and an enviro-conscious, organic-garden kind of guy, suddenly realized he’d spent his life marinating in toxic stuff, from his wall-to-wall carpeting, to his dryer sheets, to his drinking water. And from the moment he left the hospital, he resolved to discover the truth about chemicals and the “healthy” levels of exposure we encounter each day as Americans.   Jenkins spent the next two years digging, exploring five frontiers of

Who reads ContamiNation : My Quest to Survive in a Toxic World?

Author

Jenkins, Mckay

Publisher

Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780399573408

Category

science

Subjects

Medical, Health & Fitness, Social Science

Rating

4.07 / 5 (29 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13