In 1960, scientists discovered that asbestos, assumed to be benign, was actually quite lethal. So why was the bulk of the world's asbestos mined after 1960? This incisive history of the global asbestos industry answers this and other questions.
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Jock McCulloch and Geoffrey Tweedale are historians with long-term research interests in health, corporate history, and mining. They have published widely on the history of industrial hazards. They have written three books on the asbestos industry covering manufacture and mining in the UK, South Africa, and Australia.
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Zustand: New. 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. Num Pages: 338 pages, Figures and tables. BIC Classification: KCZ; KNXC; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 714. . 2008. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Artikel-Nr. V9780199534852
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