Whitewash (book)

Whitewash
Author	Carey Gillam
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Monsanto, Glyphosate, Agrochemicals
Genre	Non-fiction
Published	2017, Island Press
Media type	Print, e-book
Pages	272 pages
ISBN	978-1-61091-832-9
OCLC	1008984426
Website	islandpress.org/book/whitewash

Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science is a 2017 non-fiction book by American investigative journalist, and former senior Reuters correspondent, Carey Gillam. It was published October 10, 2017 by Island Press, a nonprofit, environmental publisher. Whitewash details how corporate interests influence the science behind American agriculture, allowing the potentially cancer-causing Monsanto herbicide glyphosate[1] to be used liberally throughout the industry.[2][3] The book contains accounts from farm families with cancers they believe were caused by glyphosate, and scientists whose reputations were impugned for publishing writings that challenged "business interests".[4] Whitewash won the 2018 Rachel Carson Book Award from the Society of Environmental Journalists as well as "Outstanding Book of the Year" from the Independent Publisher Book Awards 2018. Whitewash has been translated into Dutch and into Chinese for publication in Taiwan.

References

Bethge, Philip (24 October 2017). "Herbicide Health Dangers: Monsanto Faces Blowback Over Cancer Cover-Up". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
Lyden, Tom (November 2, 2017). "Roundup ready... or not?". KMSP. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
"Nonfiction Book Review: Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science by Carey Gillam. Island, $30 (272p) ISBN 978-1-61091-832-9". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
"UBC Press | Whitewash - The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science By Carey Gillam". UBC Press. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

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[spiegel-1] Bethge, Philip (24 October 2017). "Herbicide Health Dangers: Monsanto Faces Blowback Over Cancer Cover-Up". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

[2] Lyden, Tom (November 2, 2017). "Roundup ready... or not?". KMSP. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

[pw-3] "Nonfiction Book Review: Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science by Carey Gillam. Island, $30 (272p) ISBN 978-1-61091-832-9". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

[ubc-4] "UBC Press | Whitewash - The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science By Carey Gillam". UBC Press. Retrieved 6 November 2017.