Defending the indefensible [[electronic resource] ] : the global asbestos industry and its fight for survival / / Jock McCulloch and Geoffrey Tweedale

• Autore: McCulloch Jock <1945->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (338 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.1791
• Soggetto topico: Asbestos industry - History - 20th century; Asbestos industry - Health aspects; Asbestos industry - Corrupt practices
• Altri autori: TweedaleGeoffrey
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. - ;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
• Titolo autorizzato: Defending the indefensible
• ISBN: 1-383-04471-6; 0-19-160896-3; 1-281-77013-2; 9786611770136; 0-19-156008-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820743703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II