The Global Asbestos Industry and its Fight for Survival
by
Jock McCulloch, Geoffrey Tweedale
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2008
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...