Cargando…
Defending the Indefensible : the Global Asbestos Industry and its Fight for Survival.
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 defend...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Otros Autores: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Oxford :
OUP Oxford,
2008.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.