Beyond the factory gates : asbestos and health in twentieth century America /

Beyond the Factory Gates examines the issue of asbestos and health in the USA between the early 1900's to the mid-1970s. Areas covered include the emergence of medical concern about the three fatal diseases related to asbestos (asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma); the actions of the US Na...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bartrip, P. W. J. (Peter W. J.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Continuum, ©2006.
Temas:
1900-1999
Asbestos > Physiological effect.
Asbestos abatement > United States.
Asbestos > Law and legislation > United States.
Asbestos industry > Employees > Health and hygiene > United States.
Asbestos industry > Employees > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Medicine > History > 20th century.
Asbestos > adverse effects
Asbestos > history
Air Pollutants, Occupational > history
History, 20th Century
Occupational Exposure > legislation & jurisprudence
Amiante > Effets physiologiques.
Désamiantage > États-Unis.
Amiante > Droit > États-Unis.
Amiante > Industrie > Personnel > Santé et hygiène > États-Unis.
Amiante > Industrie > Personnel > Droit > États-Unis.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Safety.
Medicine
Asbestos abatement
Asbestos industry > Employees > Health and hygiene
Asbestos industry > Employees > Legal status, laws, etc.
Asbestos > Law and legislation
Asbestos > Physiological effect
United States
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Chapter 1 Emergent Knowledge; Chapter 2 Minimum Requirements; Chapter 3 Inspecting the Shipyards; Chapter 4 Fleischer, Viles, Gade and Drinker; Chapter 5 Cursory Measures?; Chapter 6 The 1950s and Beyond; Chapter 7 Asbestos and Cancer; Chapter 8 Irving J. Selikoff and the International Association; Chapter 9 New York and Beyond; Chapter 10 Proscription or Precautions?; Chapter 11 OSHA and the Asbestos Standard; Chapter 12 All at Sea?; Chapter 13 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z.

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