We are so grateful to the many people around the world who gave generously of their time to make Slow Death by Rubber Duck and Toxin Toxout the successes they’ve been. Thank you all!
In crafting this tenth-anniversary edition of Slow Death, we want to acknowledge in particular executive publisher Louise Dennys at Knopf Canada for believing in this book from the very beginning and publisher Anne Collins for seeing the value in re-issuing it a decade later. Senior editor Craig Pyette and our editors Doris Cowan and Gillian Watts worked overtime to ensure this new edition was as tight and current as could be. Our agent Rick Broadhead, as always, kept us on track.
Thanks to Tim Gray, Muhannad Malas and Sarah Jamal at Environmental Defence Canada for once again joining us to explore the disturbing frontiers of personal pollution, to Michael McCulloch for research support, and to SGS AXYS Analytical in Sidney, British Columbia, for analyzing the urine samples from our cash register receipt experiment. We appreciate the ongoing support of our employers, the Ivey Foundation and the Broadbent Institute.
Our wives, Biz and Jen, and our kids Claire, Ellen, Zack and Owain (who are a lot taller than they were in 2009), have taken this decade-long toxic chemical journey along with us. We couldn’t have done it without them.