Keepers of the Central Fire: Issues in Ecology for Indigenous PeoplesJones and Bartlett, 1999 - 250 pages The health of Native Americans is intimately tied to the health of the environment. Yet abuses of land, water, and air continue to compromise the health of native people and their land rights. This fascinating book explores this intimate relationship between people and the land, and environment and health. Here is an important message for health care providers, ecologists, and those who attempt to live their lives in harmony with the earth. |
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Page 92
... uranium into a fine powder and processed uranium fuels for bombs and nuclear reactors . The plant also produced the prime ingredient for the dense and slightly radioactive uranium used to make armor - piercing bul- lets and shells ...
... uranium into a fine powder and processed uranium fuels for bombs and nuclear reactors . The plant also produced the prime ingredient for the dense and slightly radioactive uranium used to make armor - piercing bul- lets and shells ...
Page 215
... uranium ? Well , uranium is the heaviest naturally occurring element on earth . It is a metal , like all other metals , except that it had no commercial value before the mid - twentieth century . Until the last fifty years it was ...
... uranium ? Well , uranium is the heaviest naturally occurring element on earth . It is a metal , like all other metals , except that it had no commercial value before the mid - twentieth century . Until the last fifty years it was ...
Page 223
... uranium travels in many disguises . In every sample of ura- nium ore , one finds radium - but radium is , in a certain sense , just a transformation of uranium . Speaking loosely , one could say that it is a dis- guised form of uranium ...
... uranium travels in many disguises . In every sample of ura- nium ore , one finds radium - but radium is , in a certain sense , just a transformation of uranium . Speaking loosely , one could say that it is a dis- guised form of uranium ...
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Keepers of the Central Fire: Issues in Ecology for Indigenous Peoples Lorelei A. Lambert Limited preview - 1999 |
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