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Fateful HarvestDuff Wilson

Fateful Harvest

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I see soil in a new light, and I wonder about my own lawn and garden. What have I sprinkled on my backyard? Is somebody using my home, my food, to recycle toxic waste? It seems unbelievable, outlandish — but what if it's true?A riveting expose, Fateful Harvest tells the story of Patty Martin — the mayor of a small Washington town called Quincy — who discovers American industries are dumping toxic waste into farmers' fields and home gardens by labeling it "fertilizer." She becomes outraged at the failed crops, sick horses, and rare diseases in her town, as well as the threats to her children's…

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Editions

8 editions
  • Ebook · English · 2008
    HarperCollins · 9780061669699
  • Hardcover · English · 2001
    HarperCollins Publishers · 336 pages · 9780060193690
  • Other · English · 2009
    HarperCollins Publishers · 9780061873768
  • Other · English · 2008
    HarperCollins Publishers · 9780061669712
  • Other · English · 2008
    HarperCollins Publishers · 9780061669729
  • Other · English · 2008
    HarperCollins Publishers · 9780061669743
LawNonfictionScienceFactory and trade waste as fertilizerHazardous wastesFertilizersFertilizer industryFactory and trade waste