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1	Outrageous Misconduct more books like this by Paul Brodeur add to wishlist see all copies from $30.02! signed copies \| first editions
2	Fatal Deception: The Untold Story of Asbestos; Why It Is Still Legal and Still Killing Us more books like this by Mr. Michael Bowker add to wishlist A science columnist offers the compelling story of a small town devastated by asbestos and the frightening report of how asbestos could be infecting readers today--and what the government and lawyers don't want people to know about this toxic killer. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.41! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Fatal Deception: The Terrifying True Story of How Asbestos Is Killing America more books like this by Mr. Michael Bowker add to wishlist STILL LEGAL, STILL LETHAL Most Americans mistakenly believe asbestos was banned long ago. In fact, it is still legal and can still kill you. Its microscopic fibers cause painful and incurable diseases. Despite being outlawed in nearly every other industrialized country, asbestos remains a legal component of more than three thousand common ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.60! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Defending the Indefensible: The Global Asbestos Industry and Its Fight for Survival more books like this by Jock McCulloch, Geoffrey Tweedale add to wishlist 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 after 1960. Asbestos usage in many countries continued unabated. This is the first global ... see all copies from $41.58! new only from $41.58! \| SVS
5	Asbestos and Fire: Technological Tradeoffs and the Body at Risk more books like this by Rachel Maines add to wishlist For much of the industrial era, asbestos was a widely acclaimed benchmark material. During its heyday, it was manufactured into nearly three thousand different products, most of which protected life and property from heat, flame, and electricity. It was used in virtually every industry from hotel keeping to military technology to chemical ... see all copies from $21.72! new only from $38.07! \| SVS
6	Magic Mineral to Killer Dust: Turner and Newall and the Asbestos Hazard more books like this by Geoffrey Tweedale add to wishlist Asbestos was once known as the 'magic mineral' because of its ability to withstand flames. Yet since the 1960s, it has become a notorious and feared 'killer dust' that is responsible for thousands of deaths and an epidemic that will continue into the millennium. This is the first comprehensive history of the UK asbestos health problem, which ... see all copies from $38.04! new only from $52.31! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Forecasting Product Liability Claims: Epidemiology and Modeling in the Manville Asbestos Case more books like this by Eric Stallard, Kenneth G Manton, Joel E Cohen add to wishlist This volume presents a rigorous account of quantitative forecasting efforts that led to the successful resolution of the Johns-Manville asbestos litigation. This case, taking 12 years to reach settlement, may generate over one million claims at a total nominal value of tens of billions of dollars. The forecasting task, to project the number, ... see all copies from $29.25! new only from $29.25! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Environmental Public Health Policy for Asbestos in Schools: Unintended Consequences more books like this by Jacqueline Karnell Corn add to wishlist On January 3, 1977, Howell Township, New Jersey closed its schools while scientists tested for dangerous levels of asbestos. After reports of unexplained ailments in some children, the parents of 4,500 elementary school children had threatened to boycott classes until the Board of Education removed asbestos-containing materials. Similar cases ... see all copies from $52.99! new only from $52.99!
9	Asbestos and Other Fibrous Materials more books like this by H Catherine Skinner, Clifford Frondel, Malcolm Ross add to wishlist The public has become acutely aware that there is a large quantity of asbestos in the environment - it is used to insulate homes, schools and other public buildings, in car brakes, hair-dryers, and in many other applications. Asbestos and other fibrous inorganic materials are used so extensively because of their unique physical and chemical ... see all copies from $74.00! new only from $105.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Haunted Housing: How Toxic Scare Stories Are Spooking the Public Out of House and Home more books like this by Cassandra Chrones Moore add to wishlist Author Cassandra Moore argues that we need to apply risk/benefit analysis to the exaggerated toxic scare stories being made today. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.15! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Asbestos engineering management and control more books like this by Cherry add to wishlist This single source asbestos reference/text book incorporates major legal issues and cost estimating methods. Every aspect of abatement work from initial survey through final cleanup is detailed. In addition, medical aspects, respirator use, training, sample contracts and other topics, coupled with a practical approach, make this the book to have ... see all copies from $75.89! new only from $163.46!
12	Asbestos and Its Diseases more books like this by John E Craighead (Editor), Allen R Gibbs (Editor) add to wishlist This is the definitive reference work on the health effects of asbestos. It covers geology and mineralogy, industrial and commercial hygiene, cellular and molecular interactions, epidemiology of human diseases, physiology, lung function testing, clinical features, risk assessment, regulatory approaches, and absestos litigation. Comprehensive and ... see all copies from $64.85! new only from $70.99! \| first editions
13 view cover	Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma more books like this by Kenneth O'Byrne (Editor), Valerie Rusch (Editor) add to wishlist Malignant pleural mesothelioma, a malignancy due largely to asbestos exposure, represents an increasingly common challenge to clinical and medical oncologists, respiratory physicians, and cardiothoracic surgeons, as well as researchers in the field. The disease has yet to reach its peak and is expected to kill over 100,000 people worldwide. As ... see all copies from $15.83! new only from $60.00! \| first editions
14 view cover	Asbestos directory of unpublished studies more books like this by Amaducci add to wishlist see all copies from $139.30! new only from $139.30! \| SVS
15 view cover	Asbestos House: The Secret History of James Hardie Industries more books like this by Gideon Haigh add to wishlist Reconstructed from hundreds of hours of interviews and thousands of pages of documentation, this multi-award-winning saga of high finance is a clear depiction of industrial history, legal intrigue, medical breakthrough, and human frailty. Focusing on James Hardie Industries and the disastrous effects of asbestos in the Australian workplace, this ... see all copies from $24.85! new only from $24.85! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Asbestos: Directory of Unpublished Studies more books like this by Spon, Sandro Amaducci add to wishlist This E. & F. N. Spon title is now distributed by Routledge in the US and Canada This title available in eBook format. Click here for more information. Visit our eBookstore at: www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk. see all copies from $245.00! new only from $294.60! \| SVS
17 view cover	Asbestos: Directory of Research and Documentation Centres more books like this by Sandro Amaducci (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $60.76! new only from $172.90! \| SVS
18 view cover	Asbestos: Risk Assessment, Epidemiology, and Health Effects, Second Edition more books like this by Ronald F Dodson (Editor), Samuel P Hammar (Editor), Dodson F Dodson add to wishlist While there are hundreds of books available on many different aspects of asbestos, none contain the encyclopedic, comprehensive coverage you will find here. Edited by leading authorities, with contributions from specialists and leaders in their respective fields, "Asbestos: Risk Assessment, Epidemiology, and Health Effects" provides a cross ... see all copies from $140.71! new only from $140.71!
19	Alternatives to Asbestos: The Pros and Cons more books like this by A. A. Hodgson (Editor) add to wishlist This survey presents a technical analysis of the raw materials and finished products that have been proposed to take the place of asbestos and asbestos products. The first half of the volume examines such raw materials as glass fibres, mineral wools, synthetic and natural organic fibres and metallic fibres. All of the materials have been proposed ... see all copies from $14.90! new only from $215.20!
20	Settled Asbestos Dust Sampling and Analysis more books like this by Millette, Hays add to wishlist "Settled Asbestos Dust Sampling and Analysis" compiles the most significant data on asbestos in settled dust. This ready reference presents an analysis of settled dusts and surface particles of all sizes for asbestos that is useful for qualitative and quantitative assessment and helps to determine the source of fibers. The main scope of this ... see all copies from $109.75! new only from $149.90!
21 view cover	Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects more books like this by Barry I Castleman add to wishlist Written by one of the leading asbestos experts for attorneys, occupational and environmental health professionals, and others in the field of toxic substances control, this updated resource provides a comprehensive examination of the public health history of asbestos. Includes extensive discussion of corporate knowledge and responsibility for ... see all copies from $135.00! new only from $224.60! \| signed copies
22 view cover	Way from Dusty Death more books like this by Peter Bartrip add to wishlist This study explores the regulation of occupational health in the British asbestos industry from the recognition in the late 1890s that asbestos dust might pose a health hazard until the establishment of the 1969 Asbestos regulations. Whereas almost all of those who have written on this subject have attacked the entire asbestos industry and all its ... see all copies from $72.95! new only from $72.95!
23	Asbestos and enzymes. more books like this by Paul Brodeur add to wishlist see all copies from $3.49! first editions
24	The asbestos strike more books like this by Pierre Elliott Trudeau add to wishlist see all copies from $9.95! first editions
25 view cover	The Asbestos Racket: An Environmental Parable more books like this by Michael J Bennett, Ron Arnold (Editor), Reed Irvine (Designer) add to wishlist see all copies from $2.95! first editions

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