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Autore |
Tweedale Geoffrey |
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Titolo |
Magic mineral to killer dust : Turner & Newall and the asbestos hazard / / Geoffrey Tweedale, with additional research by Philip Hansen |
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Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2000] |
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©2000 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-166024-8 |
1-280-81519-1 |
9786610815197 |
0-585-37639-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xx, 313 p. ) : ill |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Asbestos industry - Health aspects - Great Britain |
Asbestos - Toxicology |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [294]-304) and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Asbestos was once known as the magic mineral because of its ability to withstand flames. Yet since the 1970s, it has become a notorious and feared killer dust, responsible for thousands of deaths and an epidemic that will continue for years to come. |
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