Asbestos was once known as the 'magic mineral' because of its ability to withstand flames. Yet since the 1970s, it has become a notorious and feared 'killer dust' that is responsible for thousands of deaths and an epidemic that will continue for many years.
Asbestos was once known as the 'magic mineral' because of its ability to withstand flames. Yet since the 1970s, it has become a notorious and feared 'killer dust' that is responsible for thousands of deaths and an epidemic that will continue for many years.
Geoffrey Tweedale is a Principal Lecturer in the Centre for Business History, Manchester Metropolitan University. since 1983 he has specialised in the History of Business, Technology, and Medicine, and more recently has held research posts at Manchester and Sheffield universities. His previous publications include Steel City: Entrepreneurship, Strategy, and Technology in Sheffield, 1843-1993 (OUP, 1995)
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A Physical Paradox Dust Control and Mortality: 1931 to the 1940s Medical Provision, Diagnosis, and Prescription Compensation for Asbestos Workers Death by Industrial Disease Dust, Mortality, and the Cancer Hazard: 1940s to the early 1960s Countervailing Forces Lighting the Powder Trail The Asbestos 'Bomb' Explodes Turner and Newall on Trial An Acceptable Level of Death References
A Physical Paradox Dust Control and Mortality: 1931 to the 1940s Medical Provision, Diagnosis, and Prescription Compensation for Asbestos Workers Death by Industrial Disease Dust, Mortality, and the Cancer Hazard: 1940s to the early 1960s Countervailing Forces Lighting the Powder Trail The Asbestos 'Bomb' Explodes Turner and Newall on Trial An Acceptable Level of Death References
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