LEADER 03046nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910782401103321 005 20230721032854.0 010 $a1-383-04471-6 010 $a0-19-160896-3 010 $a1-281-77013-2 010 $a9786611770136 010 $a0-19-156008-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000541106 035 $a(EBL)415229 035 $a(OCoLC)437093209 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000136099 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11136082 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000136099 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10062961 035 $a(PQKB)11200719 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL415229 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10254429 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL177013 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7035648 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC415229 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000541106 100 $a20080131d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDefending the indefensible$b[electronic resource] $ethe global asbestos industry and its fight for survival /$fJock McCulloch and Geoffrey Tweedale 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (338 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-953485-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Making the World Safe; 3. Building the Defences; 4. The Challenge of Mesothelioma and Irving J. Selikoff; 5. The Chrysotile Defence; 6. Hiding the Elephant of Compensation; 7. Don't Disturb the Dog: Asbestos in the Environment; 8. Pushing Asbestos in the Developing World; 9. Defending Asbestos: Twenty-First-Century Perspectives; Sources and Acknowledgements; Index 330 $aUntil 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. - ;In the early twentieth century, asbestos had a reputation as a lifesaver. In 1960, however, it became known that even relatively brief exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, a virulent and lethal cancer. Yet the bulk of the world's asbestos was mined a 606 $aAsbestos industry$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAsbestos industry$xHealth aspects 606 $aAsbestos industry$xCorrupt practices 615 0$aAsbestos industry$xHistory 615 0$aAsbestos industry$xHealth aspects. 615 0$aAsbestos industry$xCorrupt practices. 676 $a363.1791 700 $aMcCulloch$b Jock$f1945-$0244058 701 $aTweedale$b Geoffrey$01503513 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782401103321 996 $aDefending the indefensible$93820630 997 $aUNINA