Magic Mineral to Killer Dust: Turner & Newall and the Asbestos Hazard

by Geoffrey Tweedale

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198296904
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/11/2000
Pages:	334
Product dimensions:	9.56(w) x 6.26(h) x 0.98(d)

About the Author

Geoffrey Tweedale is a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Business History, Manchester Metropolitan University. From 1983 he worked as a Researcher and Teacher in the History of Business, Technology, and Medicine, and more recently has held the position of Research Fellow at both Manchester and Sheffield universities.

Table of Contents

A Physical ParadoxDust Control and Mortality: 1931 to the 1940sMedical Provision, Diagnosis, and PrescriptionCompensation for Asbestos WorkersDeath by Industrial DiseaseDust, Mortality, and the Cancer Hazard: 1940s to the early 1960sCountervailing ForcesLighting the Powder TrailThe Asbestos 'Bomb' ExplodesTurner & Newall on TrialAn Acceptable Level of DeathReferences

Editorial Reviews

"absorbing, horrifying and sovering...[Tweedale] has arranged the mountain of material with great skill to produce a well-documented and very readable account."—The Annals of Occupational Hygiene (UK)

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