Defending the indefensible: the global asbestos industry and its fight for survival
Auteur :
McCulloch, Jock / Tweedale, Geoffrey
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199534852
Date de publication :
24 juil. 2008
Dimensions :
24,0 x 16,5 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
728 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.