Our Stolen Future, Theo Colburn, Dianne Dumanoski and John Peterson Myers. Plume/Penguin, 1997.
If you only read one book on this list - read this one. It explains how chlorine, dioxin and the whole class of hazardous and carcinogenic toxins cause reproductive, developmental, endocrine and immune system disorders.

Living Downstream: An Ecologist Looks at Cancer and the Environment, Sandra Steingraber. Addison Wesley, 1997.
This book is both exhaustively researched and beautifully written. Sandra compellingly documents her case that 80% of all cancer is environmentally related and carefully looks at the chemicals that may be to blame. Highly recommended!

Toxic Deception: How the Chemical Industry Manipulates Science, Bends the Law and Endangers Your Health, Dan Fagin, Marianne Lavelle, and the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Birch Lane Press, 1996.
This is an exceptional book that explains in great detail why we can't depend on the EPA to protect us from dangerous chemicals.

Toxics A-Z: A Guide to Everyday Pollution Hazards, John Harte, Cheryl Holdren, Richard Schneider and Christine Shirley. University of California Press, 1991.

A Consumer's Dictionary of Household, Yard and Office Chemicals, Ruth Winter. Crown Publishing, 1992.

Safe Shopper's Bible: A Consumer's Guide to Non-Toxic Household Products, Cosmetics and Food, David Steinman and Samuel S. Epstein, MD. Macmillan, 1995.
- This book has the most complete evaluation of brand name household products we have ever seen. Highly recommended!

Clean and Green: The Complete Guide to Non-Toxic and Environmentally Safe Housekeeping, Annie Berthold-Bond. Ceres Press, 1990.

Also by Annie Berthold-Bond:
Better Basics for the Home: Simple Solutions for Less Toxic Living

The Green Kitchen Handbook: Practical Advice, References, and Sources for Tranforming the Center of Your Home into a Healthful, Livable Place

The Washington Toxics Coaliton provides a number of fact sheets, reports, and books for sale on its website.
www.watoxics.org
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