Defending the indefensible the global asbestos industry and its fight for survival

The book also discusses the problems of asbestos in the environment, compensating victims, and the continued use of asbestos in the developing world. Its global focus shows how asbestos can be seen as a model for many occupational diseases--indeed for a whole range of hazards produced by industrial...

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Autor principal: McCulloch, Jock
Outros Autores: Jock McCulloch; Geoffrey Tweedale
Idioma:Undetermined
English
Publicado em: Oxford,New York Oxford University Press 2008
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Resumo:The book also discusses the problems of asbestos in the environment, compensating victims, and the continued use of asbestos in the developing world. Its global focus shows how asbestos can be seen as a model for many occupational diseases--indeed for a whole range of hazards produced by industrial societies. The book is based on a wealth of documentary material gained from legal discovery, supplemented by evidence from the authors' visits and researches in the US, the UK, Canada, Kazakhstan, Zimbabwe, Australia, Swaziland, and South Africa
Descrição Física:xii, 325 p.
24 cm
ISBN:0199534853
9780199534852