LEADER 02848nam 22004815 450 001 9910148636703321 005 20230808200131.0 010 $a9780300224887 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300224887 035 $a(CKB)3710000000918292 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4728146 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001661366 035 $a(DE-B1597)486058 035 $a(OCoLC)961456436 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300224887 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000918292 100 $a20200424h20162016 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aFake Silk $eThe Lethal History of Viscose Rayon /$fPaul David Blanc 210 1$aNew Haven, CT : $cYale University Press, $d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (326 pages) 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 2016. 311 $a0-300-20466-3 311 $a0-300-22488-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $t1 In the Beginning -- $t2 The Crazy Years -- $t3 Wrapped Up in Cellophane -- $t4 Body Count -- $t5 Rayon Goes to War -- $t6 The Heart of the Matter -- $t7 Rayon Will Be with Us -- $tNotes -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIndex 330 $aWhen a new technology makes people ill, how high does the body count have to be before protectives steps are taken? This disturbing book tells a dark story of hazardous manufacturing, poisonous materials, environmental abuses, political machinations, and economics trumping safety concerns. It explores the century-long history of "fake silk," or cellulose viscose, used to produce such products as rayon textiles and tires, cellophane, and everyday kitchen sponges. Paul Blanc uncovers the grim history of a product that crippled and even served a death sentence to many industry workers while also releasing toxic carbon disulfide into the environment.   Viscose, an innovative and lucrative product first introduced in the early twentieth century, quickly became a multinational corporate enterprise. Blanc investigates industry practices from the beginning through two highly profitable world wars, the midcentury export of hazardous manufacturing to developing countries, and the current "greenwashing" of viscose as an eco-friendly product. Deeply researched and boldly presented, this book brings to light an industrial hazard whose egregious history ranks with those of asbestos, lead, and mercury. 606 $aRayon 607 $aUnited States 615 0$aRayon. 676 $a677.46309 700 $aBlanc$b Paul David, $4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01249078 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910148636703321 996 $aFake Silk$92894756 997 $aUNINA