Defending the Indefensible The Global Asbestos Industry and Its Fight for Survival |
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| Author:
| McCulloch, Jock
Tweedale, Geoffrey |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-953485-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $163.59AUD $222.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.