Elizabeth Grossman is the author of "Watershed: The Undamming of America" and "Adventuring Along the Lewis and Clark Trail." Her new book, "High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health" will be published by Island Press in May.

Elizabeth Grossman's Salon stories

Wednesday, Apr 30, 2008 03:44 PDT

Poison ice

As the sea ice melts, a toxic stew of mercury and synthetic chemicals is seeping into the Arctic food web, harming the area's people. We may be next.
Thursday, Aug 2, 2007 03:53 PDT

Two words: Bad plastic

Scientists now fear a chemical used in baby bottles and CDs, food cans and dental sealants, can disrupt fetal development and even lead to obesity.
Monday, Apr 10, 2006 04:17 PDT

Where computers go to die -- and kill

More than 50 percent of our recycled computers are shipped overseas, where their toxic components are polluting poor communities. Meanwhile, U.S. laws are a mess, and industry and Congress are resisting efforts to stem "the effluent of the affluent."
Monday, Apr 10, 2006 04:15 PDT

How to recycle your computer

A guide to how and where to dispose of your computer so it doesn't end up in a toxic dump.

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