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Magic Mineral to Killer Dust: Turner & Newall and the Asbestos Hazard
Tweedale, Geoffrey (, Reader in the Centre for Business History, Manchester Metropolitan University)
Magic Mineral to Killer Dust: Turner & Newall and the Asbestos Hazard
Tweedale, Geoffrey (, Reader in the Centre for Business History, Manchester Metropolitan University)
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", responsible for thousands of deaths and an epidemic that will continue for years to come, and the subject of many legal battles.
334 pages, Illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | March 16, 2000 |
ISBN13 | 9780198296904 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 334 |
Dimensions | 164 × 242 × 23 mm · 653 g |