green intelligence

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john wargo

Green
cre ating

environment s

that protec t

human he alth

Intelligence

Y ALE U NI V ER S IT Y P RE S S  NEW HA V EN & LON D ON

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Wargo, John, 1950–

Green intelligence : creating environments that protect human health / John Wargo.
p.  cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-300-11037-1 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Environmental quality.  2. Environmental degradation.  3. Environmental policy.  4. Nuclear
accidents—Environmental aspects.  5. Air pollution.  6. Water pollution.  7. Pesticides—
Environmental aspects.  I. Title.
GE140.W365 2009
363.7—dc22                   2009007814

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