I'm Afraid of That Water :: a Collaborative Ethnography of a West Virginia Water Crisis /

"On January 9, 2014, chemicals used for cleaning crushed coal poured into the public drinking water in Charleston, WV. This book tells a particular set of stories of this chemical spill and its aftermath, an unfolding water crisis that would lead to months, even years, of fear and distrust. It...

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Other Authors: Campbell, Elizabeth, 1962- (Editor), Hoey, Brian A., 1968- (Editor), Lassiter, Luke E. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"On January 9, 2014, chemicals used for cleaning crushed coal poured into the public drinking water in Charleston, WV. This book tells a particular set of stories of this chemical spill and its aftermath, an unfolding water crisis that would lead to months, even years, of fear and distrust. It is both oral history and collaborative ethnography, jointly conceptualized, researched, and written by people-more than 50 in all-across various positions in both academe and local communities"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 volume)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:194919938X
9781949199383

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