Defending the Indefensible: The Global Asbestos Industry and its Fight for Survival Tweedale, Geoffrey
Publisher: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2008.
ISBN: 0191560081
DDC: 363.1791
Edition: (electronic bk.)
Summary:
Until the mid-1960s, asbestos had a reputation as a lifesaver. In
1960, it became known that exposure to asbestos can cause
mesothelioma, a virulent and lethal cancer. Yet the bulk of the
world's asbestos was mined after 1960. This is the first global
history of how the asbestos industry defended the product throughout
the 20th century. -; In the early twentieth century, asbestos had a
reputation as a lifesaver. In 1960, however, it became known that
even relatively brief exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, a
virulent and lethal cancer. Yet the bulk of the world's asbestos was
mined a.
Notes:
Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1.
Introduction; 2. Making the World Safe; 3. Building the Defences; 4.
The Challenge of Mesothelioma and Irving J. Selikoff; 5. The
Chrysotile Defence; 6. Hiding the Elephant of Compensation; 7. Don t
Disturb the Dog: Asbestos in the Environment; 8. Pushing Asbestos in
the Developing World; 9. Defending Asbestos: Twenty-First-Century
Perspectives; Sources and Acknowledgements; Index.
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