Publication

2000-04-17 - Oxford University Press, USA

Language

English

Word Count

83,500 words, Guess

Page Count

334 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL9875397M
  • ISBN-139780198296904
  • ISBN-100198296908
  • OCLC Control Number42771568
  • Library of Congress Control Number99054994
and 1 more
  • Goodreads2390195

Classifications

  • LCCRC965.A7T94 2000
  • LCCRC965.A7 T94 2000

Description

"This is the first comprehensive history of the UK asbestos health problem, which provides an in-depth look at the occupational health experience of one of the world's leading asbestos companies - British asbestos giant, Turner & Newall." "Based on a vast company archive recently released in American litigation, Magic Mineral to Killer Dust gives an insight into all aspects of the asbestos hazard - dust control, workmen's compensation, government regulation, and the development of medical knowledge. In particular, it looks at the role of industrialists, doctors, factory inspectors, and trades unionists, highlighting the failures in regulation that accompanied the commercial development of a material that was already known to be lethal at the start of the twentieth century."--Jacket.

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