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Publisher's Weekly Review
In the wake of the Bhopal disaster in 1984, there has been mounting public concern about the safety of pesticide technology. Could such an accident happen again? With an international overview, Weir addresses the question here, in what PW called ``an important and timely book.'' (October) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Library Journal Review
This book is not only about Bhopal, the city in India that saw thousands killed, hundreds of thousands maimed by a chemical plant accident in 1984. It is also about the conditions that make Bhopals happen. Weir describes factories in Indonesia, Brazil, and Taiwan just waiting to duplicate the Indian experience. Much of Weir's material was gathered through interviews with workers, government officials, plant managers, and local residents. In short, punchy chapters he deals with such issues as relationships between multinational firms seeking new markets and Third World governments striving for industrializaiton. He also warns against the new biotechnologies and their potential for harm. The book ends with a moving account, by reporter Claude Alvares, of Bhopal in the aftermath of the disaster. Highly recommended. Daniel LaRossa, Connetquot P.L., Bohemia, N.Y. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.