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The case against fragrance, Kate Grenville

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Kate Grenville had always associated perfume with elegance and beauty. Then the headaches started. Like perhaps a quarter of the population, Grenville reacts badly to the artificial fragrances around us -- other people's perfumes, and all those scented cosmetics, cleaning products and air fresheners. On a book tour in 2015, dogged by ill health, she started wondering -- what's in fragrance? Who tests it for safety? What does it do to people? The more Grenville investigated, the more she felt this was a story that should be told. The chemicals in fragrance can be linked not only to short-term problems like headaches and asthma, but to long-term ones like hormone disruption and cancer. Yet products can be released onto the market without testing. They're regulated only by the same people who make and sell them. And the ingredients don't even have to be named on the label. This book is based on careful research into the science of scent and the power of the fragrance industry. But, as you'd expect from an acclaimed novelist, it's also accessible and personal. The Case Against Fragrance will make you see -- and smell -- the world differently
Language
eng
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Publication
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1 MP3 CD
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  • Queensland Narrating Service: 3992MP3
  • Print edition published: 2017
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The case against fragrance
Title
The case against fragrance
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Kate Grenville
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Author
Narrator
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Language
eng
Summary
Kate Grenville had always associated perfume with elegance and beauty. Then the headaches started. Like perhaps a quarter of the population, Grenville reacts badly to the artificial fragrances around us -- other people's perfumes, and all those scented cosmetics, cleaning products and air fresheners. On a book tour in 2015, dogged by ill health, she started wondering -- what's in fragrance? Who tests it for safety? What does it do to people? The more Grenville investigated, the more she felt this was a story that should be told. The chemicals in fragrance can be linked not only to short-term problems like headaches and asthma, but to long-term ones like hormone disruption and cancer. Yet products can be released onto the market without testing. They're regulated only by the same people who make and sell them. And the ingredients don't even have to be named on the label. This book is based on careful research into the science of scent and the power of the fragrance industry. But, as you'd expect from an acclaimed novelist, it's also accessible and personal. The Case Against Fragrance will make you see -- and smell -- the world differently
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1950-
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Grenville, Kate
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Narrated by Kaye Stevenson
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  • Stevenson, Kaye
  • Queensland Narrating Service
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  • Grenville, Kate
  • Perfumes
  • Perfumes
  • Perfumes industry
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adult
Label
The case against fragrance, Kate Grenville
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Publication
Note
  • Queensland Narrating Service: 3992MP3
  • Print edition published: 2017
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digital storage
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audio disc
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  • sd
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rdacarrier.
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unknown
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spoken word
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  • spw
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rdacontent.
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p2251294923
Dimensions
12 cm.
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4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
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1 MP3 CD
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direct electronic
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not applicable
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not applicable
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mass produced
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plastic with metal
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audio
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rdamedia.
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  • s
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digital
Publisher number
3992MP3
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digital recording
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sound disc
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1.4m. per second (discs)
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Requires the use of an MP3-enabled CD player or computer
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not applicable
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not applicable
Label
The case against fragrance, Kate Grenville
Publication
Note
  • Queensland Narrating Service: 3992MP3
  • Print edition published: 2017
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
audio disc
Carrier category code
  • sd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Control code
p2251294923
Dimensions
12 cm.
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Extent
1 MP3 CD
Form of item
direct electronic
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
mass produced
Kind of material
plastic with metal
Media category
audio
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • s
Other physical details
digital
Publisher number
3992MP3
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
sound disc
Speed
1.4m. per second (discs)
System details
Requires the use of an MP3-enabled CD player or computer
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

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